Well done Tim, looking good, and kicking goals on all fronts...
My tiny mind thought the same thing as boxhead.
My tiny mind also can't stop thinking that if you had to turn to the darkside, why you stopped at "LS3" and didn't continue on to "LS7"?
That way you could tell your buddy "COBRA 5HO" (Ford powered G-Force I presume?) that at least yours was a "real 427"
in all honesty your buddy's ride looks fantastic in that colour, please pass on my compliments