As far as modding things Dad used to tell me "They did it that way for a reason" and my reply was always "If they would have done it this way in the first place, I wouldn't have to be redoing it".
At driving age I got one of Dad's ex-work trucks, '66 Ranchero 289 factory 4bbl and 4 speed variety. He thought the engine needed to be freshened up so he took it to his company engine shop. It returned with 10 1/2-1s and a Crower cam that looked like part of the Rocky Mountains :lol:.
