[jims69camaro]

they can have my '69 when they pry the steering wheel from my cold, dead fingers.

there is a ton of information out there about BBC shoehorns into third-gens. find a body you can live with and have at it. you might want to read up on it first, though, as some of those hop up parts are in the gen 3 region. once you have decided what you want, whether it be a toy to tinker with or something a little more serious, then you can decide what to buy. having an idea of what you want when the car is "finished" is key in keeping with any budget, large or small.