I copied this same build for a motor to put in my dad's 68 Convertible. This is a great street car motor. Will idle at 800rpms all day with a nice sound and pull hard from idle to 6K rpms. The bottom end is stock except for some KB 340 10.5:1 Hyper pistions. The heads are factory J heads with 2.02/1.60 with NO port work just a good valve job. The rest of the bolt-ons are the XE268, Edelbrock RPM, and Dynomax headers, Edelbrock 750. I did "Splurge" for a set of Proform roller rockers though! LOL. The car is a 904 auto with 3.55's. It is a very quick little car that you can start and drive anywhere.
If running 9's is your goal, then do something else. If you want a very reliable, good sounding, hard pulling, street motor..... This is a great recipe.
