block and crank will be back by friday so a coat of paint and bead blast all the aluminum parts and get em powdercoated or paint em.several key pieces will be getting chromed aswell.the manifold top and tb mount,fuel rails, fusebox and master cylinder covers to name a few.i also have a set of aluminum valvecovers off an earlier 4.0 that came with them that need some trimming of mounting spots for other things i don't have on this engine.after trimming i will sand and polish them on my buffing machine and send em for chrome.

heads are all ported and polished and cc'd.they flow 239cfm and 178 cfm @.500"lift.they will be assembled and installed soon.

just got the call,my block is bored and honed and ready to be picked up.now the fun begins.just waiting for the crank to be balanced now.

just got a call ..the crankshaft is finished.balanced and polished,$375.00.block bored and honed $250.00,port n polish,valvejob and custom valves $1600.00,pistons and rods$1200.00(i got a deal from A buddy in the states on the pistons)plus all the rest of the needed parts and gaskets.lets not forget the $2800 for the trans,input shaft and new converter.putting the shortblock together this weekend.YES!!

painting the block today and putting the shortblock together on monday.heads are being cut a small amount to clean up the gasket surface.motor should be together by next weekend

first coat of paint is on and looking good.doing the motor in bright red tremclad put on with a brush not sprayed.much better control as to where it goes and where it doesn't.oilpan and other aluminum brackets have been bead blasted and now i am debating on if i should clearcoat or not.probably will.

got the crank in today,still waiting for some gaskets and new rod bearings.was going to reuse the rod bearings because they were in perfect shape but decided against it cause i am using different rods.had i been reusing the stock rods i would have reused the bearings they were in such good shape.gaskets are real expensive on this thing.rings are fitted on the pistons already just waiting for bearings.second coat of paint went on the block also.

^^^ Your really motoring along with this build! :tup

not fast enough for me,lol.

rod bearings and oilpan gasket came in today.the motor will be together this time next week.i can almost hear it runnin!