10's on $5,000 ?

I don't think anybody would complain if you backed up your goal to say 12s for 5K. That would still spell RESPECT in that truck.
for sure the truck body will put a strain on the 10.99. But, as before, we plan to go as fast as we can for the money. If it's 12.5, or 10.5, so be it. :) Today we talked of the order of events. Here they are:
  1. Get the truck road worthy
  2. weight loss
  3. Not as part of the budget or build, but we are going to make the 318 a little more fun with some parts I have laying around while we build the BB.
  4. Install perhaps a 8.75
  5. Install BB and go for broke!!!