Your exactly right my buddy did the same thing with his bra and i liked the look of it. Engine has about 20k miles on it. I rebuilt it a year ago. AOD is still going strong though. Shifts kinda clunky going into OD but no slipping.
Its got .10 over forged pistons
Eagle H-Beam Rods
ARP rod bolts and main studs
Molly Rings
SCP Stage II cam
Comp Hardened Pushrods And Valve springs
CNC Ported heads
Felpro MLS Headgaskets
2.8 chevy ARP head stud kit
Port Matched Intake Manifold
Ported Late model blower/plenum
10% JS pulley
255lph fuel pump
Rings cut out of the exhaust manifolds
2.5" Catless Downtubes
Magnaflow Resonator
3.5" mid pipe
2.5" tailpipes and magnaflow mufflers
Short bronco II condensor
IC Fan
9" conical filter, 3.5" Alluminum intake tube with .125 alluminum box over the filter(to keep hood heat out)
Im about to get the blower,Inlet plenum, IC plumbing powdercoated, a friend of mine does sweet powdercoating on the cheap.