hey guys, new to the forum here, lurker for several months prior. I feel that i am in a bit of a dilemma, What i have is a base model 1969 firebird with the 1bbl OHC engine with a converted from 3 on the column, to floorshift. manual steering, manual brakes. My father-in-law bought this car back in the early 90s, raised hell with it, then lost interest about 10 years ago or so, so it sat outside in the Minnesota winters. Surprisingly it is in fantastic shape. just a bit of rust that i can see. last spring i purchased the car from him as he was pondering about selling it to get a new boat. worked on it all spring and into summer and got the beast up and running and driving. My plan for now is to just drive it and enjoy. a restoration will likely happen within the next 5-10 years or maybe sooner. OK, so now the dilemma, the engine. the OHC is rare and something people talk about. Yes, i have a muscle care with a straight six in it. laugh a bit, i'm ok with that. its mine, and its paid for. would it be nice to be able to give the rice burners a run for their money, heck yes. is it necessary. not one bit. an engine rebuild kit for the OHC is somewhere like $1200, and if i'm going to go that route, i would like to find the Sprint intake, exhaust, head, and whatever else i can to squeeze a bit more power out. everybody has 350s, 400s, LS' having a a firebird is already different, i don't want a belly button firebird on top of that, but i also heard that rebuilding the OHC will cost about 3 times as much as a V8. well i'm not rich and i don't want this car to sit in a million pieces for 10+ years either. that is my dilemma, i need direction. Thanks