Thank you everybody for all of your help. At this point I still don't know what I'm going to do...in fact my picture has become less clear. I am starting to think that maybe I should scrap the new long block idea and invest my cash in a rolling shell for my GL project. I saw a sweet bug with a chopped top, suicide doors, and a one piece tip out front end a few months back at a pseudo salvage yard. As soon as I get a day off I'm gonna run and see if it's still there and how much he wants for it. That would be a fun way to start a project
. Anyway, now I'm rambling and way off the topic. Thanks again for the help and I'm sure I'll have a few more crazy questions in the next few days/weeks.