My machinist is in the same boat - pulled the trigger on a 440 build thinking I was doing him a favor and giving him business during a slow time and he said it'll be a while as he has a crazy amount of jobs lined up -- The short block is done and just waiting for me to go pick it up
coming down hard can break something in the suspension or crack the oil pan... so its best not to run it hard until you've checked everything to make sure its ok
Aluminum Hemis are available... my boss just bought one off of E-bay for $570.00... aluminum block Keith Black Hemi... only downfall is that they are notorious for leaking doe to expansion characteristics of aluminum....
My boss has a 69 Barracuda notchback... pale yellow in color... following options: 318, A/C, 4-speed, 8.75 rear end, 3.23 Suregrip, buckets, console, black interior, and the Mod Top option.... what would the value of this be when restored ?