WOW!! am i out of touch w/prices

the key is understanding what OEM pieces that work and what they are worth. yes aluminum intakes are light, cool to have one sitting on that SB, BUT there are heavy OEM SB intakes that work just as well on most of our cars. take those old leaf springs to good shop and have them re arched.
when there is not enough extra cash, people do like they did back in the 60's 70's 80's... they got inventive.. they used the hotrodding ideas, kept it simple and cheap as possible and still got the job done!?????
biggest handicap is lack of boneyards with any of our old cars. but there are tons of enthusiasts that have this stuff sitting they will give away or for cheap>
seems to me.