Color Question

I have 2 options for the color to have my engine block painted. Ford Blue, or Black. I also can choose black powdercoated valve covers or polished aluminum ones. In either case, they will be etched with the Keith Craft logo. The tentative plan is for the car to be a lightish blue with orange stripes. Please leave a comment with how you think I should go on the colors.

Budget be damned!!!

Today, I celebrated Sue's return home from the hospital by buying a brand new crate engine. My builder is Keith Craft, from Arkadelphia, AR. These guys build superb engines and have an impeccible reputation for quality and service.

My engine will be configured something like this. Mine will also have an alternator and a power steering pump and related bracketry. It should take from 4 to 6 weeks for them to build it.

I have been trying for over a year to find the perfect combination of good, low mileage, titled, used engine. While there were many available, none was perfect. In the end, it seemed better to spend the extra 5 grand up front and get a perfect, new engine rather than one that needed to be pulled from an existing car or modified significantly to perform the way I want. In a way, it is admitting defeat: that I could not find the right machine, or space and time to do the work on something old like my original plan called for. But what the hell, it is only money!

Not working right now

I am still not working on the car right now. Sue is still in the hospital trying to recover from her pancreatic tumor surgery. Everything went well enough, but the recovery is difficult.