[Chevelle-List] Engine rebuild advice

[Cecil \"Steve\" Martin]

Ok guys, soon I will have the 396 in my possesion and will want to rebuild it in time. Don't know much about it other than it's from 69. Here's the criteria to work with. Tell me what you would do other than "forget it!".   #1  I want to build this car to be able to drive long distances to car shows.   #2 Hopefully run on regular gas   #3 Get "reasonable" gas mileage for a big block.   #4 Be reliable and long lasting.   #5 I am a cheap rascal ...don't want to pay a lot for parts just because of name, but still want quality.   Obviously I am not experienced at rebuilding blocks, and some of you are. I'd rather learn by taking advantage of your knowledge from experience.   It's been recomended I bore it to 402 and put in 9:1 pistons. Sounds logical to me. Opinions? What else? What would you do for parts like crank and cam etc? What should be done to the heads ( the engine's ..not mine ).   New flywheel? ( manual tranny )  Where would you buy it if so?                                                                         Steve