How long does it take to have a long block built for you??

Depends on the time of year for me. If I get them the parts to machine between late fall and February, it's a matter of a couple weeks to machine, and another two weeks to assemble if I have nothing else to do on the block or heads and hit no issues. I don't do it for a living, so it gets done nights and weekends. I've had shortblocks done in two weeks. I usually figure on 60 days, provided as I said, everything works. If I have to port heads, or tweak parts to get things right, it's longer. Otherwise, the shop has a large clientel of circle track guys and they spend nights and weekends at the track helping customers. Summer work always takes longer.