I've sent over my required specs . . . they're open to discussion with my builder, of course as he knows better than me.
I've specified about 80% of it, with a further 20% as "options" so I can control the budget a bit . . .
The biggest single outlay will be the heads. I want ported, small chamber, ally heads . . . but may end up with un-ported small chamber iron ones if the price starts getting silly.
I've also asked him to source me a rebuilt TH400 . . the plan is to add a B&M shifter so I can fully control the shifts (if I want to) . . . It won't be a manual, but at least it won't be a girly full-auto, either.
We'll see what he comes back with . . . He's in Apply Valley, CA, so I'm hoping to coincide the build with a visit to Vegas late next year.
What's irritating is that last time we were in Vegas I drove into California and was only a stone's throw away from them when we turned around to head back.