My requirements... what to build?

The Op said a lot of stuff but mostly he said he's in the planning stages I'm looking for ideas. The great part about the Forum everybody has their own idea and you can grab them all and formulate your own..
Correct
still in the planning stage that is for sure.
I have at least a year before I make up my mind. All great suggestions and that is why i really love this forum.
I will not be building this on my own so I will soon the on the hunt for a shop or work the a guy i know who build a lot of engines for many applications.
What this is forum is giving me is a lot of the ideas to take and start to discuss my build in the future.
As far as rear end go I dont think i will be going bigger than 3.55 or smaller than 2.94. Gotta be a good driver and have the limited slip diff. I know i can buy a aftermarket diff that works on all of the cases and gears so that is always and option.

AJ you have a ton of knowledge that absolutely amazes me! Great information.
The recipe you laid out may be a winner. I need to figure out if I am going to keep the car numbers. That would solve a lot of my decision issues.

Thank you all for the input. I may have more questions as i get into things thats for sure. This learning and research stage can be exhausting and not to mention my better half is getting upset that i am paying more attention to working on my car than anything else. She said she would just rather have it built so it could be over with and we can have fun!!