With my buddy, Jared around, we put in a ton of effort, stripping the old block down... Cleaning, sanding, scrubbing, scraping, flushing, washing... you know the drill. The net result was cut up hands, a bucket full of dirty gloves, and grease under the nails for weeks. The real result was, we have a rotating assembly! Painted, sealed, torqued, and TDC. This was a serious labor of love and we're now ready to turn this buster into a long block and get it installed!
I kicked around block paint, and I just cannot get away from that lovely Chevy orange-red... why? because it just has to be, that's why, lol.
I'll have another update soon, and hopefully Mufasa will roar back to life before the month's end!