Okee. Unfortunetly, my PonyCat currently is equiped with the single hump crossmember. I may have to just keep that for now though.

 

Don't worry about a C-6 trans, C-4 will work fine.
Worry about finding an 8.8" rear instead, you WILL granade the 7.5.
Carb, Go junkin', find hooly vacum secondary 4 barrel of some 70's Ford truck, there are millions of them. Rebuild it.
You will need to get electric pump out of the tank and use 3/8 hard line to the front of the car.
You will also need to do some wiring for the ignition system.......

 

ok don't freak out about the cross memeber there like 60 bucks new form summit or jegs.

the carb it depends i personaly don't like a rebuilt factory units i like to either get a holly or a edlebrock depending on use a track or weekend car a holly double pumper is the way to go. but for a more every day street car a edlebrock. thats just my oppinion

 

Does Edelbrock even make a carb for a '71 2-Bbl intake? I am hoping to keep the original intake, but the mechanic I am working with says it may be too far gone to use anymore. I would like to stick with a carbed engine for now. Are there any good aftermarket 2-Bbl intakes for this engine? Thanks for all your help.

 

forget the 2barrel.

go ahead and buy a 4bbl intake and a good carb. both edlebrock and holly make 2barrel carbs some racing classes dictate that you can only run a 2 barrel so you can buy a fairly large one like 550 cfm but i would consider somthink like a 650 cfm 4 barrel you won't be sorry.
as far as a good two barrel intake just buy the 4 barrel and get an adapter form autoz0ne