Thanks for the comments.
Disaster struck yesterday. When I first started the model, there was a terrible sprue scar on the center-line of the hood. I ended up sanding it down and gluing the two halves together and filling. I was painting the underside of the hood when my glue job broke. The model came with an extra one piece hood molded in clear. I got it painted up this morning. I think it will do the job.
I think I am going to use the Pontiac 421 engine out of the Revell Parts Pack.