Under $4k budget build LA360 build

Well, as for taking a long time to build...hell; I'm the King of Longevity. (My resto has been going on since 2005 and the car has been parked since 1982, if you've seen my resto thread.) In that time period I've changed it up and shifted gears numerous times, each time costing me addition money (sometimes a lot) so I understand that aspect! It's best to formulate a plan right at the beginning WRT HP and ET requirements, car purpose (cruiser, show car, occasional strip car, etc) Quite honestly, you'll get great advice here on the forum, some as good as the slew of books out there, and some even better. Since you have chosen a bottom end for your build, let's start there...block, crank, rods and pistons. Do you know what you have yet, and are you planning on using them as-is or do you have upgrades planned?