This weekend I got the front cradle lowered, got the oil pan out - and removed the windage tray.
I had dropped a few lifters down into the block when I was pulling out the cam.
I fished them out of the bottom end - most of them where sitting on the windage tray.
I put the windage tray back on - put in a new seal on the oil pickup tube, new oil pump, and new timing chain as well as new oil pan gasket.
I had the motor this far apart - might as well replace all the parts.
I put everything back together - got the cradle raised back up and the engine back off the hoist and the mounts back in.
I'll be putting on the cam sprocket and and the timing cover - then it'll be time for the heads.
Slowly but surely - finally getting closer!
Some pics:
