The other option is to save your money and wait for the next recession to hit. Then you can go in the door with cash in hand and you'll be king of the room.
Back in 2009 that is exactly what I did.
My 1968 Newport's 383 cost me 6,000.00 CDN
That included planing the deck and 906 heads,installing hardened valve seats,3 angle valve job on stainels steel valves,bore the block 40 over, and balanced the stock crank and other rotating parts and then long block assembly.
I dropped off the engine totally apart,and supplied all the parts except any incidentals that were needed.268H Comp cam and matching valve springs,Cloyes timing chain,ARP bolts/studs throughout.Sealed Power flat top pistons with thin head gaskets netted 9.2-9.5 compression.Eddy 383 Performer intake and 750 carb,factory KP manifolds,Melling HV oil pump
I was in no rush and they were not busy so it was ready in three months.
There are no dyno rooms in my area so I broke-in in the motor in the car.
