i would reccommend a stock cam with a STEEL not alloy adjustable cam pulley, advanced about 4-6degrees for better bottom end and it will stlll pull to 6000 rpm.
carb wise, use what the circle track racer and drag racers use, a ford 2100 2 bbl or ford or holley 350 cfm 2 bbl with an adapter to fit onto the factory manifold.
pertronics electronic module, facrory bosch distriburtor, vacuum advance removed recurved for about 14 degrees centrifugal advance, initial timing 12 -14 degrees at 1200 rpm idle max advance about 30-34 degrees at 4000 rpm.
a friend of mine in houston ran a pinto with a 2.0.with radical cam and stronger bottom end and pistons with a holly 500 cfm 2 bbl and would leave the starting line at 7500 rpm and rev to about 9000 down the strip.
also if you decide to do a 2.0, investigate reducing the port diameter in the head by about 25 percent to improve airspeed. some folks add about 1/4" of epoxy filling to the bottom of the ports.
when i built the custom manifold i extended the runners into the ports about 1 inch right to 5h3 valve.
note the runners protruding into the ports