hey man, im local. (Peoria) and have done quite a bit of work on LSx engines/swaps into older cars like my buddy Mitchs 68 Firebird and currently my dads 80 Z28. Let me know if you want to hook up sometime and maybe i can give you some pointers.
here is my current LSx build/restoration;
https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...=trailer+trash