73 Duster build named Fred

I know some others wil disagree, but if your budget is tight as you said I would build a stock stroke 360. A quick look through some builds on this site show you can get a lot of bang for the buck. Spend the money on other stuff other than the stroker kit.

I love stock stroke builds in street strip combos with the parts available now. A nice piston, Scat rods or equivalent, app .620 lift roller cam, 4.10 gears, Ported Victor340, 850 Holley, 4400-4800 stall (at least) voom voom. Especially when I saw a nine inch rearend and caltracks.