Torque under control :)

[dorin48]

I'm going the american v8 route soon and I'm laying out the plan for the engine build and drivetrain in the intrest of budgeting. This will be a long term project that will involve several stages and the final product should be pretty fierce. My gramps is giving up his 77' f100 to me. Currently it sports a rebuilt 351m in all its factory 163hp. I honestly think its making more like 80 to the wheels. Ive never driven anything that slow. ever. >_>

So the engine build list is already done. I know what route im going. With that said I am going to have serious traction issues. I want this thing to hook as well as possible.

1. It will have a 9" wide wheel in the back for rubber. Its gonna sport street tires. (compromise, its not going to be a track machine, its a truck for crying out loud)
2. Limited slip is on the list.
3. Its going to have 4" of stroke so a whole lot of torque at very low engine speeds.

Questions:
1. What gear should I use for this torque monkey to not spin on the line all day?
2. Is it very expensive or necessary to move away from a leaf spring rear-end in this situation? I dont want wheel hop owning my ass when I punch it.

Reps for good info. thanks for reading mah storiez