Welcome from another racer. Where's the pics of the car.
I dug these out of my archive, that's why the quality's a little low.
It's an '85 Bird, with a 1969 350 chevy, double bump heads, solid roller valvetrain, turbo 350, stock 7.5 rear with soon to be used ebay 4.56 gears and a tru track I scored from summit's bargin bin for $100. I do everything myself, with help from grandpa "Buck".
Its all steel, full interior, and a foot brake car.
I have been 12.4's with it, but usualy I dial 12.5's (with the old 4.11 gears, and screwed up posi).
In addition to the gear swap, I just added some ebay drag struts and ditched the front swaybar, and I think I can actualy afford a shift light this year, so Im hoping to go a little faster.
It's not mutch to look at, but I'm still getting off the ground with it, and working from a shoestring budget.