10's on $5,000 ?

Back in 1988 I built a Volare coupe with a Big Block, as I said before the stock weight was 3500 lbs and I took enough out that it weighed 3200 with the big block torqueflite in it. I put the car together paint and all for $3800.i did all the work but the machine work and that I bartered for. The 440 was low compression (9.5) small mech. cam and a 4.88 gear. The best times were 11.40s @ 120 mph in the quarter. The 440 made 500 plus horse power but if I had it to do over I would have gone with 11:1 cr bigger cam and converter.
At the time I went with new parts but theres saving to be had with used. Three years later I built another motor and got into the mid tens but I had 5K in parts, doubling the cost of the car.