79 Cutlass goes 8.4 with a stock bottom end 350 Chevy.
Standard bore 880 block 350 Chevy. Lt1 internals, little xe 268 comp cam, Promaxx 200 heads- overkill, air gap intake, 750 edelbrock, Th-350, 3000 stall, 3.42 gears, no prep surface on a radial. Decent combination.