School me on Stock Eliminator?

Thanks for all the responses. I agree, Stock is a huge undertaking. I also agree that it's a 'pro' class without the glamour. The prep that goes into those cars is astounding, nothing is overlooked. Clearly chassis set up and converter choice also play a very large factor into how well these cars run. I think I may be wired like that but the knowledge and experience it takes is more than I have at the moment.

I guess my thought was that I'd like to see if I could build something at least resembling an engine that's run in class racing to see if I could do it successfully. There's no way I'd be able to just jump in and go racing, I'd be foolish to think I could. As Chreapstreet pointed out, I don't even have a car that would fit in any class using a 340.

If I do end up keeping the Valiant, I'll probably put a 360-based small block stroker in it and go bracket racing - clearly a more realistic plan than trying to do something that takes years of experience and big money to do right. Just had a wild hair and decided to throw it out there to see what people might have to say.