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Originally Posted by jconley
Dan,
The car will look like a S/C with hood and side pipes.
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If building an S/C model then I would probably not use low riser parts unless you stumble across a nice 63 or 64, complete 427 engine that just needs freshening up. The Edelbrock aluminum heads (and others to my knowledge) are built on MR architecture and Blue Thunder makes a nice reproduction MR dual quad intake if you decide to use two-fours. Or a MR aluminum single 4bbl is also pretty easy to source.
I wouldn't completely give up the thought of building your own engine but I would do some study and get a couple books on FEs in preparation. There are a few unique things about them but they are't magical. You would need a good machinest shop you trust.