Easy
I'd resto the stang and get another toy! Ford made quite a few good HP engines in those years. Stroke n go! Three problems come to mind,
Spring Towers,Uni body (sub frame time), Weight Ratios, Wheelies are
cool,just not backwards! I have a friend that did that,went the whole
distance,framed,straight axled, 427 Ford,30 over, twin 4s, 4spd.,
narrowed 9 posi.,ladder bars,full 3 in. straight off the headers.One nice ride,kinda.
Worked almost every night for 2 yrs. on it. He proudly announced he would
be ready in one week,I told him I'd run him.Realizing later the Budweiser
had overloaded my backside,I put a 428 Poncho,Turbo 400 in a Studebaker Lark,and met him that weekend.The only special parts were the McCreary
Cheaters on the back.I had even left the bench seats in it! Smoked him
3 for 3. He just couldn't get it to hook up! Smoke means nothing if that is
all it'll do! 1/2 the season later he had built up a 302 and dropped it in it.