Drained some "Oil" out of the 454 before I pulled it.
Here's 16 quarts of water that came out the oil pan:
And the "oil" that came out after it...another 12 quarts of this crap came out.
and yes, I paid for not pulling that grass off the headers. I dropped it into the oil pan later that night.
Here's what the lifter valley looked like before I started.
And here's after I drained everything out.
I cleaned out what was left behind and oiled the block.
Pulled the passenger head off and the cylinders and pistons look perfect.
Wonder what the bottom end will look like. If it's rusty as hell my budget will be even tighter as I wont be able to sell it for much. But if it's rust free and I can clean it all up I should have plenty of cash to finish the swap after I sell it.
Neat comparison of the large oval port BBC heads and the GenIII LS6 heads.
Interesting note, I can lift the LS6 head with one hand with ease...but the iron BBC head is tough even with two hands. And I'm a big dude.
Pop quiz, which head flows more air?
-Nathan