some guy here in lex built up a 98 grand cherokee... he built the motor and tranny and was downtown challenging camaros and mustangs with it ... it was a quick SUV ....low 13s i think... he smashed on a handfull of newer mustangs with 5 people in the truck... impressive....
an older guy, down here.. also restored one of the chevy, is it a cyclone?? s-10 pickup with a 4.3 turbo?? it was bone stock and running high 13s spinning like crazy... that thing was rather impressive too...
whatever you decide to do next...good luck with it...
Joe ...