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Canadians are more proper Rednecks, I've learned through this forum.

Let me guess. You were searching for videos on how to use your new lathe, right?

The latest timing figures seem right and the plugs look good, so if it runs good I wouldn't sweat it. Are you sure the dizzy/oil pump shaft is clocked correctly? Might be off a tooth.

Looking at his car I think I'll switch from Bud Light to Bunny Luv while wrenching.

The plugs look ok to me. The modern unleaded fuel does not color the plugs as much as the leaded fuel of 60s did.

Water under the bridge...... With the help of a couple friends and a few beers, I got the motor installed. Here's some pics. Headers and carbs dry fitted to see how they looked. I will need to trim a little off the intake manifold. I'll be replacing the valve cover soon, just need some new bolts.

Got a lathe Interesting carb mods in the future.

Very glad you are feeling more comfortable about the saga with your motor Matt. A shame that for the kind of dollars you spent, that the communication was not far better.

Thank you everyone for your concern. Okay, after taking some time to calm down and having a few drinks...I called Dave at Rebello. Apparently my block that I sent to him wasn't usable due to the cylinders needing to be bored to far. After being bored out the cylinder walls still had pits in them. So he made the decision to replace the block. Which I am ok with, I just wish he would've called and told me. He also emailed me my receipt and dyno sheet. He assured me that these carbs were used during the dyno, just with a different intake manifold. That would explain the loose nuts. I can also smell fuel in the carbs. So I may have over reacted a little, he was and has been friendly on the phone he just seems like hes always in a hurry. This is also the first motor I've sent out to get rebuilt so I didn't really know what to expect. I guess all I would complain about would be the lack of communication and the time it took but as long as its a good product in the end.....I will be happy. Here are the specs. L28 with N42 head 3.0L Stroker 89mm Cast Pistons L24 rods with ARP bolts Turbo oil pump 63DI 109 Hot B Cam Triple 45 DCOE Weber Carbs Port & Polished head Port matched intake 11:1 compression Dyno Sheet: So...... nice solid torque from 4200 to 6500 and a peak HP of over 300. I'm beginning to get excited again!