Dear Dennis;
I know the feeling.
A Stude/Crosley cobo. is "fighting a lot of wars". The 'Stude' engines were small in CID & 'low revers' is why they were never used in Hot Rods "way back when"..... The Studebaker was a cheap post WWII auto, for that econmy.
Look for an 'early' Chev & put a built 261 in there, or a 'later' one an a built 292.
Not only do these work well, but they are "sellable" later.
Good luck.
