Good advice, Matt. There are lots of go-fast goodies for the FE engines these days. Maybe it won't be "numbers correct" (boring), but it would be "era correct". If you want some real horsepower out of one of the FE's, there are stroker kits available for them, Edelbrock even makes a set of aluminum heads.

I guess my signature line probably sez what I really think of restorations......

Have fun, and most importantly, DO IT YOUR WAY!!!!!!!!