OKay here comes my 2 cents. MBHD has it right KY. I also live in the Bay Area and have a 65 Nova and a 250 inliner sitting and waiting to go into it. I found a nice Offy manifold on ePay, bought a heat plate from Langdons and then a new Holley 390cfm four barrel carb. I am still waiting on Tom Lowe and others supply me some tech tips on that carbs and proper mods. Once I get a few bills paid down I will get Lump ported headwork done on my 194 (good casting) head. Don't throw away your 194 head if you would like a little higher compression.
Mike B aka MrHotRod6 sold me a cool Stinger HEI that will work in conjunction with a MSD SS Blaster coil.
I plan to add some Langdon's headers and shop for a good cam set. I have no desire to go above 5500rpm as my Nova will be on the street. But i want it to roar right off the line.
I also plan to rebuild a Muncie M-20 four speed (I traded an old V8 shortblock for it) and I run 3:08 gears out the back for cruising.
When we both get them running we can compare notes.
James
