Anyway, we had it on a lift yesterday and it is far more solid than any of us expected. Since it looks like I have a good foundation to build on it appears I am going the big-block route. I picked up a 1967 440 & 727 at the Nats, now we are stepping back, taking some measurements and creating a build plan. Yep, I'm really leaning towards a gasser-style build.
Here's one more shot from about 7 years ago...