Not sure where you're from in Jersey so I picked central Jersey as an example for parts:

http://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/3071036410.html ($399)

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-K1102/ ($99.95)

http://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/3067228549.html ($120)

http://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/3000385717.html ($125)

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-SBCKIT1-300/?rtype=10 ($232)

http://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/3021111755.html ($150)

Total parts: $1,125.95
Summit shipping: $0
Summit Handling charge: $12.95
Machine shop charges for block: $600 (rough estimate)


Grand total if you assemble yourself: $1,738 (not factoring your bargaining skills with craigslist parts or odds and ends I may have neglected to include.