got a 68 firebird with a nonworking but numbers matching ohc6. i really want a v8 for it, but pontiac engines are so hard to come by where i'm from. i don't want to stir things up in my first post, but am i right in saying that unless i put in a 400 or 455, a chevy 350 would be better?

i plan on keeping the ohc6 engine just for the sake of having the original with me, but i really am hell bent on getting a v8. i am on a budget, and chevy 350s are definitely cheaper. i still have body repair and paint job on my to-do list, as mine is a complete rustbucket.

so..... do body repair and paint, get a chevy 350 to enjoy the car already, and rebuild a 400/455 later on?

or..... do body repair and paint, wait a longer period and get a 400/455?

p.s. pontiac 350 out of the question?

thanks.