Opinions please

I have no real advice, "been there done that."

One thing you might consider as insurance in the future, is use your oldest camera LOL and take photos of a job such as this

Years ago, before the internet, "some outfit" wanted me to get a 396 to run in this complete rust pile of a 69 Camaro ragtop. Most of the car was full of about 6-8" of MUD. I managed to pull the engine. The pan had been damaged in a "hard landing" on some rocks. This was after work a bit at a time. I guess I had the engine about a month.

One Saturday here she comes with her aggressive boyfriend, who had been filling her head with all sorts of horror stories about what he imagined I have been doing with their "valuable collectible car."

HE ACCUSED ME OF STEALING THEIR ENGINE, because it had "truck" cast on the rear of the block.

I told him "You have exactly to the end of today to round up somebody to get down here AND GET THIS **** OUT OF MY GARAGE

Never got paid a cent for that and it was the best feeling I ever had on how to get rid of an a-hole