Blueprint Engines 408ci Mopar Motor
The blueprint engine can be built by anyone. I think it's always better to have yourself and one other individual like your machinist build the engine. Dont get too many folks involved, you need to know what has and hasnt been done. Develope a checklist,and build the engine as you can afford it. Keep track of everything in your checklist/buildbook,reciepts,tolerances,part #'s etc.
As said above,go for quality parts. Dont trust chinese stuff.Dont use it at all or only as a last resort.
Shop Fabo or ebay for the good deals. You can save hundreds of $$$ by having patience and waiting for the right deal.
Find a machinist you can trust. Test them out,act dumb and see how much they know. Tell them what you want to do and see what they say. Then put them in a position where you have to trust them and see how they do.