Edelbrock performer intake manifold for a 318

very true.

in the last 6 months that Dan's been super tuning his minivan i done bought four a bodies and i'm *still* under his budget! and i sold one of those immediately on a "offer you can't refuse" kinda deal.

have i driven the equivalent of a cross country trip to get these cars? yes.
have i spent countless hours chasing down leads and only winding up with dead ends? yes.
have i spent a staggering amount of time and energy scouring c'list and offerup? of course.
have i driven 6 hours one way to go see something that was clearly misrepresented? also yes.

but that's part of the work; good cars don't just fall in your lap. most of the time.

if you see something that is a good deal and meets your criteria you best jump on that like a bird on a june bug, otherwise you're destined to be "no car man".
If you bought 4 A bodies under my budget then I'd say that you bought junk basket cases.