My short block?
reconditioned STOCK rods
crank turned 20/20
Block bored and honed for .080
block decked .025"
line hone on mains
pistons pressed on and off
stock pump with hemi spring
stock pickup and pan modified for 6qts
I debured and smoothed the inside of the block and head
cam was 129 bucks
still has stock rod bolts in it after 300 passes and 300K miles before rebuild
thats it... lol so yea a WHOLE BUNCH of cash in the short block... maybe 600 bucks lol