I bought a beat up 78 T/A... I also have a Pontiac 455 engine that I want to have rebuilt. I want a manual transmission. I want the car to be comfortable for street driving, however, I also want it to have enough get up an go that I don't have to worry about my kids v6 volkswagen leaving me as if i'm standing still...(yeah, that happens with the 301 turbo). I don't plan to do any racing...but I do want something impressive under the hood anyway...Is that vain?