back. Wife is doing better, but not out of the woods. Progress with her is slow. It’s been 7 months of treatment, likely need another 6 months. Ice is coming the reservoir, time to get back to the build. Yes I did flood the cylinders. Still have the motor sitting in my garage on the engine stand. Handy move sine I last posted. It’s listed here locally for sale. No takers yet. Probably, finish the 496 stroker then go through the old 454.

Back to working on the 496.

Gota get pushrods. Somewhere around 8-10 inches

Is that a steel freeze plug?

its the back of the camshaft journal,,its always steel.

correct

Latest update… bought another engine stand. Swapping the old motor over to it(still trying to sell it.$3500 too much for it? Rebuilt with only 40hrs). Time to put on the remaining accessories, wire it up, start it, the put it back I to the hull.

are those flat tappet lifters, are using an adjustable push rod to get the geometry correct for length

yes and yes. I have adjustable pushrods to measure length.

Pushrods are ordered. Talked to Matt at Manton Pushrods. Cool guy and super helpful. 8.35 on the intake, and 9.31 on the exhaust side. 3/8 by .145 thickness.

Pushrods and Y pipe exhaust block plate are here. Can finally finish building the motor!