Ashamed of This Community

I’m in the “do what you want to your car” camp. There are millions of hot rodded cars in the world, so who’s to say what should be done to someone else’s vehicle. Heck, go to Cuba and marvel at what they have to do to keep their classics running. And that’s not part of their hobby, that’s a matter of necessity. We’re lucky to be able to work on cars as a hobby, so when someone does something to their car, I hope it’s because they wanted it that way.

now, with that said, an early A body is a difficult platform to work on with even factory stuff, I can only imagine the problems of putting an LS between those frame rails. That may be what kills the OP’s love of the hobby right there, as I’m sure big block swapping into one killed off a few enthusiasts dreams over the years.