I hear ya..keeping the original engine is always nice. The 230 will be a great little engine...just was making sure you had considered a 250. lol Another thing to add on your list if you like manuals would be a 5 speed...that'll really help with performance and you'll have an od.


1966 C10 292/tko600 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=596643
1964 C20 292/sm420