I pretty much screwed myself when I first got the car cause I knew exactly where the 440 was and paid 225$ for the complete long block out of a 78' winnebago. It wasn't until a few months later did I realize how rare and complete the car is. So now I have the option of doing a complete restoration with leaving the car she came, OR doing a 550hp/550lb. 440 build. I have all the parts to do either one.

But I think I'm going to just do a cam and head swap on the original 383, get the compression up, and go with the MP .474/.474 cam as comp cams suggested that cam would give me a 460hp/450lb combo. That will pretty much leave the car stock in a sense and I'll leave all my customizing thoughts towards the malibu.