Thanks for the links! I read through them all and some things are more clear. Now that you've showed me ways to save money I may just rebuild the engine now and not wait.I think I'll take the pan off and the valve covers and see what it really looks like inside first.

One other thing, on the engine adapter you have in the 3rd thread, basically whack off the bottom pieces and the starter will bolt to the 4 speed bell housing. Right? Any good sources for the bell housing? Thanks again for the help.