no because you are wrong.
your comparing a 440 to a 360 in prce. you should be comparing it to a 340 and the price will be close.
and i beg to differ on the disc brakes. if you ask me you NEED them even with a 6 cyl. either way a small block they are necessary in my book. techanially they are optional i guess on any build. hell there was a hemi duster that was posted here that was still running drum brakes. would i want to do that? hell no but that guy did and did not destroy his car.
alumn rad is not needed. i have built a number of big block darts and valiants over the years and never used an alumn rad. even if you want an alumn rad you can get them from summit for $189. they may have gone up some since i bought mine but they didn't double.
as far as the rear goes.. you don't really NEED a 8 3/4 for either. but i want one in a small block or a big block car. at the very least you need a 8 1/4.
remember we are talking about doing either swap the right way. anyone can throw stuff together from a junk yard cheap. but its not always right. i've done them both and they are really close in price. the big block difference is mostley in the headders depending what you use. everything else is close.
