Scottwax,
Nice job on all the machines. Your care and concern shows in your work, keep up the great work.
Thanks for the info on the 55. My last one had a 350 with fuelie heads a Crane cam, 2 fours, and Photecell ignition. It's fun to see the technology progress. If I was going to do it now, I'd probably punch out the 350 to 383, put multi-port injection on it, with nitrous in the trunk, Or just drop a 502 in, I do believe the frame would take the torque with a little work.
Anyway, I digress to my youth. Please tell your buddy I enjoyed a look at his ride, and think he did a great job. I always liked the 210 series, 2 door hardtop.
Again, you did a great job! Enjoy!