Hey guys, I purchased this motor about a year ago for a project car and slowly building up parts. This is going to be a straight cruiser, but I keep buying performance part after performance part so I need some help. I want to Port and Polish the heads myself (or have the kid next door do it, he does it on the side for other people and his work is nice). On top of that it currently has mechanical lifters and a solid cam (the oil galleys are plugged which lead me to believe that). I have 2 questions

-Should I pay the other guy port and polish these heads for me for 200 bucks? The kits alone are 50 bucks and I know its atleast 16 hours worth of work. What do you think? If i do it alone I know I will definitely be nervous grinding down that one Thermactor bump.

-I found a really good deal on a Hydraulic Cam and Lifters, but I am currently running solid/mechanical. How hard is it to convert to a hydraulic cam? Do I simply remove the oil galley plugs and be done or is the process more difficult. Edelbrock 2601 is the kit I found for a deal

Here is the current list of parts
-68 code 390 bored .010
-Polished Edelbrock intake manifold
-Custom long tube headers from Crites
-Mallory Ignition
-Holley 750 CFM w/ vacuum secondaries
-C6 transmission Automatic
-Stock Rear


Also any tips, tricks, suggestions or suggested parts are WELCOMED! PLEASE! Thanks guys