First thing I'd do is get a take that 426W if it is correct and put it in the corner of the garage. These are relatively valuable car/engine combo's so preserve it. It that same light, understand that if you go faster than 11.5, you must install a roll bar to run at any sanctioned drag strip. Last possibly "Permanent" addition is tie the frame together. Big mistake is you don't do that, even in a near 12 flat car.
To make it, you need over 500 horsepower. Get a 440 ($1,500), aluminum heads ($1,200), good compression, maybe 12.5, race gas, correct cam assembly ($500), new pistons ($700), reworked rods & balanced engine & machine work ($750), aftermarket intake ($250), 850 or greater carb ($650), high stall convertor ($759), bullet proof tranny ($2,000 with your core) and the right gears ($500) in the back. Rear springs and all shocks need upgraded ($650). Plus the roll cage and frame connector ($don't know.) My prices are ball park off the top of my feeble brain. I think you can see that $10,000 is a challenge. Might try getting a crate motor from Muscle Motors, etc.
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