I agree, especially if the engine turning the six speed has bores big enough to work on without banging my knuckles 
Just so we are on the same page, I have built dozens of big block engines, but only less than 10 of everything else combined.
http://www.nhscc.com/schedule.html
Hope you can make it. BTW, did you happen to run during 1999-2000? That is when I ran my black Impala SS, 37 ESP.