For someone just learning (key piece of information) here is my advice. Buy another engine and keep that one as a tool. You could probably pick up a magnum 318 for cheap, slap your accessories on it, with a new intake, and have the car running in a weekend. Then use that engine as a classroom, tear it down and teach yourself how to build an engine correctly when youre in no hurry to get it back in your car. Just a thought.
