Not much new to report JB. Have the new heads, and rebuilt short block in the garage. Need to order a few more parts before I can put the engine back together, and I went WAY overboard this year for Xmas for the kids, so that set me back a bit. I need to bug WW and steal a few parts off Lloyd's old engine if he still has it in his garage. I need the rear main seal retainer, and the drivers side exhaust cam gear, since I bent mine taking it off my old heads. And maybe some of the spark plug wire loom on the back of the engine if it is still intact. Then I need to order up some cam seals and caps, new oil pump, and a new water pump, and I should be good to go for reassembly. Shooting for February to stuff the engine in. Depends on cash flow now. Any word on your bushing experiment? Need to figure out what to do with my intake before putting it back on the engine. Either that or I need to buy the updated one, but that will delay me some.