Speaking of things "not small block"- - - -a SCCA racing team I worked with briefly back in college had an interesting pickup that toured with the race cars. It was a 50-something Chevy 3100 with a Ferrari V-12 shoehorned into it. It had some sort of 5 speed trans, and a Jag XK-120 rear end.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!