Not a fan of the 3rd gen T/As but a 97 SS with the LT1 id go with
3rd gen fbodies- 83-92
4th gen fbodies- 93-02, 93-97 lt1, 98-02 ls1 but 01 and 02 got ls6 intake and some got ls6 blocks just no ls6 cam or valvetrain , gm didnt want a cheap version of their flagship vette.