70 nova 4 door

ok so here it is i got a 70 nova 4door straight six for my 16th bday it was kinda beat up and i drove it for about a year and i got me truck well now i have decided to fix up the nova and put a v8 and all the whole deal n fix up the body n the rust n repaint it n put some rims n pipes the whole deal on it n i know its not a ss or 2 door but i thank it would be cool to fix up this car this is the first time i have done this but i know alot bout cars n how to take care of it but i was wonder if any of u could give me advice on wht kinda engine i should get in n wht kind of auto trans and some good parts for the engine like performance parts on the engine like carbs etc....any advice n tips would be helpful thanks  

there's plenty of good builds out there , just post if the car will be all street , all strip or both and what kinda times you want to run. do you like big blocks or small blocks , a 350 is pritty much universal and parts can be found in abundance witch is why its the normal pic many ppl.

i would not get anything below a 327 engine , consider 350 , 383, 396, 400 , 427, 454 , ext and some of these can be stroked even bigger.

this is just to help ya out , also all these engines will go 400+ hp if needed with the right set up or can be used for cruise only reasons with adequate toruqe to cruise around happily.  

How much money do you have?

What do you want to do with the car when you get it finished?

Read up on how to build a small block and do some research, get an idea of what you want to do and start doing it.

Ask alot of questions, do alot of research, and spend your money wisely.

Good Luck  

thanks for the advice and i plan to use it as a weekend cruise round car n take it to the strip and im not really concered with times right now i would like to start with good times though.  

What kind of cam do you think you would like to use?

Do you know where to get race gas?

Are there any good machine shops around your house?