Hi Everyone- I REALLY appreciate you all taking the time to give your opinions. Definitely good stuff to think about.

Poorboy- The Poly isnt bad really just old. Runs smooth as long as I keep up with the valve adjustments about every 6 months.

Also the LA318 and A500 in the dakota runs and drives now. Bad front pump leak on the trans and lots of oil leaks on the motor but everything seems to work good. Supposed to be only 110K miles on the engine but dont know for sure.

Dogdays- Appreciate the list. I have port matched heads before, but never any bowl work. Swapping to Magnum heads would require a new intake, pushrods ect. I can get the stuff from the local pull it yard, but the intake would probably need to be bought.

I currently have a Holley aluminum intake for an LA engine and holley carb. I also have a set of headers that are meant for the 80's D150 that will bolt to the LA318 but not sure if they will work in the car. Always an option to try.