Swapping a small block to big block...who's done it?
I think you got most everything covered Robert but I might add a front stabilizer bar is a must and I'd go with the .890 torsion bars. I went with the 383 cuss I like the torque and with big pistons and short stroke she likes to wind out fast and also a little cuss it ticks off the traditionalists in the club I belong to. When you add headers, aluminum intake and fiberglass hood you shed enough weight off the front end that it steers and stops just fine even with manual brakes as long as you got discs out front. A friend did a 440 swap and she is a lot tighter fit and ya almost got to have a hood scoop since with any decent intake manifold you'll be to close to the underside. Unless you're doing a lot of highway driving I'd go with 3.91 gears but you really got to pay attention to the back end cuss with street tires she'll break loose real easy. Oh ya definitely go with Schmacher headers and 2 1/2" exhaust is just fine.
Terry:burnout:
I think you got most everything covered Robert but I might add a front stabilizer bar is a must and I'd go with the .890 torsion bars. I went with the 383 cuss I like the torque and with big pistons and short stroke she likes to wind out fast and also a little cuss it ticks off the traditionalists in the club I belong to. When you add headers, aluminum intake and fiberglass hood you shed enough weight off the front end that it steers and stops just fine even with manual brakes as long as you got discs out front. A friend did a 440 swap and she is a lot tighter fit and ya almost got to have a hood scoop since with any decent intake manifold you'll be to close to the underside. Unless you're doing a lot of highway driving I'd go with 3.91 gears but you really got to pay attention to the back end cuss with street tires she'll break loose real easy. Oh ya definitely go with Schmacher headers and 2 1/2" exhaust is just fine.
Terry:burnout: