Since i was going with the auto trans i decided on the B&M Quicksilver shifter since it was compact and offered a short stick version.Having not modified the tunnel the trans had to be installed first along with the bell housing bolts.
Now the best part! The motor!

When i got the car all i knew was it was a 350 SBC. Upon tearing it down and going through it i came to find a nice surprise, it was not only a 4 bolt main but also had a steel crank. Unfortunately the prevoius owner didn't spend much more money on it or in changing the oil. I went through the usual rebuild process of hot tanking the block,and having it trued up and a .030 bore job. All new freeze plugs and oil returns were cleared and smoothed. Full set of new Clevite bearings were installed. The rods are stage 2 Summits, with TRW flat top pistons. Compression is 9.5 to1 so it will survive on 94 Sunoco.The heads are 2.02s that have been fully swirl polished and port matched to both intake and exhaust manifolds. The intake being an Edelbrock Performer RPM with a matching 750cfm carb.The heads also recieved screw in studs and guide plates with the RPM springs to match, and a set of Harland Sharpe roller rockers . I also chose the RPM cam and timing set. Which is covered with a billet aluminum cover. I started out with a corvette water pump since it was the shortest,but later changed it due to some further modifications. All the pulleys are billet including the alternator fan. I added the Fluidamper and billet pointer,it wasn't cheap but its worth it. COOLING, here is a subject that was and still is somewhat of a problem with any hotrod. I originally started out with a brass 4 row radiator in the car, with a flex fan and an electric in front. This was fine for 50 deg. days thats it! Seeing as how this is supposed to be a summer car that wasn't cutting it.More on this later.
After plumbing the motor and making up the braided oil lines for the remote filter and doing most of the wiring, it was time to get the exhaust put together.