Dude it sucks but in the end you won't spend much more if any than if you built it from scratch and it will be built right. :thumbsup:

You do know the availability of Ford Sidoiler dry sumps is next to nothing right?:rolleyes:

Almost all his big parts are usable so I think you are in the lead. :( Not that you want to be winning that race.

Never going to happen on pump gas. Now DG may go all in and then it will be a horse race.:D But only one will be streetable :P

:cheers:

You know it.

An LS... those are for flunkies. :lol:

He's gonna send the crank out... said the thrust bearing was toast... like Rob said everything should be usable... it's just a matter of more time and more money. :rolleyes:

Block is Dart Little M. Mike will do a soft hone on it he said and redo the mains and it should be good.

He did like the crank overall though. Need to weigh it but it is pretty damn lighweight.

Yep I read your post and didn't even wanna post mine. Rather spread out our misery. It always can be worse and like you said we think we are getting a deal of some kind and it often bites our arse. At least we are both doing what we need to and taking it to the right people to make sure it gets done right.

If we have the clearance for the 50mm cam then we get to choose the cam specs. Then I have a new vested interest in some extra hp. :unibrow:

5.3 LS? That is short a couple liters. Oh and it's an LS and wouldn't leak. :D

That 406 is a trooper. Wont' die. Like that daddy long leg spider in the corner of my room I just can't reach.

I knew you'd love the purple fittings. Race car.

I actually have some renderings of my last Camaro with some Intros on it... wait, did I just say that?

Yeah yeah yeah.... I might just say fvck it and turn it up and go 13:1 and big cam to win the $20 bet. That would be justifiable wouldn't it? :D

Streetable? Don't worry I will drive it more than Todd did his PT car on the street.

I'm sure you will drive it on the street more than Todd did with his car. You don't put your car on jack stands and pull out the black rubber gloves at the first sight of a drop of oil. You're probably more like me. When I fired my car up at the gas station close to Doug's house after El Toro I had to wait 5 minutes for all the smoke to clear so we could see well enough to pull out of the drive way.

My engine should be done in 10 days so I think you're winning the race to the most broken parts. (my famous last words).

Oil leaks? Those are badges of honor for me. Or something like that. As long as it's on Doug's driveway and not mine.

Oh yeah smoke and all.... love that... it gives me a reason to tell all the onlookers and questions-askers that "no, it's supposed to work like that... thanks though.... carry on." :D

10 days? That's pretty good. I might need 10 weeks.

Can you speed that up I don't want to wait that long for my $20.:unibrow:

I hate to say I told you so. Well, maybe not. :lol:

There is one way to build these things if they are going to last, the right way. Glad Watson is blue printing the entire engine.

Yeah I shoulda known.... it was a good chance it would turn out this way.

Yep I brought it to Watson for a reason... if I didn't allow them to do their thing what would be the point right?

Exactly :thumbsup: As customers we have the desire for big power and reliability but can't easily accept the expense associated with it.

The more stories I read about people trying to get the most for their money (natural human trait) the more I understand the prices of Watson, Mast, etc. Building motors right has to be a tough sales job and somewhat thank-less business in many cases from my observations over the years. Think of the number of hours they spend educating people who realistically can't afford their product.

Then comes the customer obligation to properly maintain what their desires built which is somewhat like going through a buffet line when you're starving and then having to eat everything you piled on your plate. :)

Make sure you ship your brand new motor to Steve's Auto Restoration (S.A.R.) in Portland Oregon --- so they can fire it off and run it with no oil...

Get's everything seated right off the bat. :unibrow:

:wow: Do they do that for everyone or only the high roller customers :_paranoid