well doing a tran swap in the truck will only take 2-3 hours but i still have to build the tranny. but i have enough tuff parts to make a nice manual shift th350 but if im going to shell out cash for a manual valvebody i might want to try a tbrake just for the hell of it..
this engine ran a 11.78 in a 77 firebird with th350 and 4.11 but now ive installed 1.6 rockers to get my lift to 585.595 and i bought a motown 220 intake and an electric waterpump..the truck hooks good . i had 1.52 60foot last year with an old 406 combo. more than likely i will throw togeathger a budget th350 and se how long it lasts. ive had good luck with junk th350's.
thanks for the advise