[350TacoZilla]

Yeah i just meant get a dirt cheap high mile 350 and swap the newer desirable parts and such onto the 327. I once wanted to update to the serpentine belt setup and couldn't find all the brackets\pulleys etc for less than $100 by themselves, looking through CL for awhile I got the idea to look for whole engine and grabbed a running but smoking bad 305 for $50 with everything still attached. Pulled parts I wanted and tossed the longblock into car headed to scrap.

In your shoes I would probably leave the 327 alone myself but if EFI is a feature you really want then you can usually land a complete vortec for less than cost of aftermarket intake\injection alone. Or even an old TBI 305\350 if not going for the vortec heads and more complicated fuel injection. Either way I cant wait to see this thing coming together, love seeing what people end up with after following the builds.