That's awesome! Videos of said race or it didn't happen... And blowing tires of at 50 as well.

What's the final spec list on the swap?

Must be tons of fun! You could also get a 96+ gauge cluster and put it in. The vortec sbc had a red line of 6000. I found a police cluster locally with 6K redline and 130MPH speedo that I will be using. If you get I think 98+ you have to solder a jumper for it to work. There's lots of info on this on the forums (not just this one).