Got the car in November and ran it until June before I had a bearing failure which in turn broke a rod and cracked the crank. So, I tore the motor down and sent the block and heads to the machine shop.
Here are the specs of the car and the old motor set up...
new 408 sportsman block,Scat 4340 crank, Eagle forged h-beam 4340 rods,15.5:1 w/ custom je 3.5 cc dome pistons,total seal rings,h bearings, hv oil pump, ARP shaft, dss main support, Canton pan and pickup, ARP studs mains and heads, ARP 2000 rod bolts, AFR 205s milled to 52cc and ported by Al Keller of Lingenfelter, titanium retainers, k motion 950 springs, fel-pro 1156-2 head gaskets good to 18:1 and have copper fire ring(NOT O-RING)Victor jr ported and matched intake, Bolaws fuel log, sheet metal valve covers, Cammotion custom solid roller, Comp roller lifters, Comp Pro Mag rockers, lash caps, AFR stud girdle, sfi "0" balancer and flexplate,solid motor mounts with limiters on both sides and system 1 oil filter
custom built to my eng and car specs with paper work Pro Systems 1000 carb (4150)
cam specs 705/689 275/289 lsa 108
exhaust:
custom 2" primary to a 3.5 collector, ceramic coated inside and out, 3.5 Flowmaster 1 chambers for street
cooling:
Griffin radiator w/ black magic fan as primary and small pusher up front for secondary, CSI elec water pump and March idler pulley setup for belt to clear water pump
fuel:
Product Engineering 460 pump(2500hp) and relays, Aeromotive filter w/ stainless element, BG high flow 4 port reg, 12 gal cell -10 feed to pump and -8 to reg/carb
trans:
c-4 w/ pro tree brake, 6 pinion planetary, kevlar bands, 6 disc clutch pack, billet servo, hardened inputshaft, Transking valve body
Coan 8" conv stalls at 6000 and Setrab Nascar cooler w/ braided lines, B&M Pro Stick shifter
solid
trans mount and poly cross member mounts
susp:
AJE k-member, AJE a-arms, AJE spindle strut assy w/ 150# springs and Aerospace 4 piston brakes, AJE c.c. plates,
rear is 4-link w/ Strange single adj shocks and 110# springs, backbraced 9" w/ 4.86 Pro gears, 35 spline axles, Strange 3rd member and spool, Wilwood disc brakes, custom nickel plated wheelie bars
ign:
MSD digital 6+, MSD Pro Billet dist, MSD Blaster 3, Taylor 409 wires, ARC overhead switch panel w/ n20 controls, 2 red Optimas, Powermaster alt and XS starter
interior:
RCI racing buckets, RCI 5 point harnesses, 12 point cage certified to 8.50, stock dash/door panels, aluminum wheel tubs, Autometer gauges and shift light, RCI window net
wheels/tires:
fronts-Weld Alumastars 15x3.5 w/MT Sportsmans
rears-Weld Alumastars 15x15 w/MT ET Drags 32x10.5Wx15
My best pass was a 10.01@138mph with a 1.31 60' off the footbrake.
The new motor will be the same block (no damage to the block, THANK GOD) bored 60 over. Total cubic inches will be 415.
Manley 4340 H-beam rods, Lunati 4340 Pro Series crank, custom Diamond forged coated pistons (15.5:1CR), heads had more port/polish work (flow #'s from the flow bench are
332cfm@700 lift), Comp Cams triple valve springs, Comp Cams 3/8 chromemoly push rods, splayed 4 bolt main caps, everything balanced and blueprinted...as well as a few other goodies and tweaks.
The goal for the new set up will be 9.4-9.5's N/A. I also just my new hood in today. It's a 4" windshield cowl from HO Fibertrends.
Anyhoo, here are the pics...
Few pics of my new Hot Rod 
