Teenage budget build
Thank you very much for the advice on the stroker. when you say refreshing the 360 do you just mean Cam, intake, and headers?
What i meant by refreshing it was to measure the bores, pistons, crank, rods, and heads for wear and replace what it needs. Since you are disassembling the engine anyway, at least re ring, bearing, and new gaskets would be a minimum with a good cleaning inside and out. It would be nice to change the cam, lifters, timing chain and gears, and the oil pump too. Take the heads to the machine shop and have them cleaned and do a valve grind, check the valve guides for wear, and have the gasket surfaces checked for straightness.
in short, replace everything that is worn out of spec and is not machineable.
Buy a 4 barrel intake and carb, and if you want headers, don't buy cheap ones! Save your money and buy Doug's or TTI's.
Most importantly, get a good book on the subject, especially a factory service manual for your car.
That's the first thing i would buy, and will pay you dividends in the long run.
Good luck.