Build Order Advice

[LSUMurse]

Some more info and replies to some of the (much appreciated) responses.

Rosie is also going to be my daily driver, so that's part of the reason I was looking at the 700r4 as opposed to the TH350. I may be wrong in this, but from what I have read the 700r4 can be setup to be able to manually lock up in third gear. That would give me the same ratio (1:1, I believe) as the TH350 for towing and an OD gear for daily cruising. I will definitely check the rear gears soon, to help with the decision on the tranny, thanks for the heads up.

My knowledge base is fairly low. I have tinkered with cars my whole life, but I have never taken on anything of this magnitude. I know how to turn a wrench and bust a knuckle, but adjusting the weights in a distributor to change the advance curve (that might make no sense at all, I have no idea) is a little beyond my current level of expertiese. I plan on learning A LOT from this build and from ya'll.

Another consideration is time, money, and space. Time I have, i am alloting about 4-5 years for this rolling build. Money, while I am not rolling in the cash flow, between my wife and I, we do OK. I can't just run out and buy everything I want, but a couple months of saving will do the trick. Space is a big issue. Right now my work space is the driveway. That's going to make painting kind of a pain in the tailgate.

WOW, I got long winded, sorry.

I really appreciate everyone's input. THANK YOU!