Yeah, I have a 2.5 I can cannibalize from, but I'm taking the "spare no expense" route, it seems.
Would really hate for it to all go wrong. I wonder if tensioners, tensioner arms, and guides are wear components? Probably could re-use those...
Here's an example of "peace of mind" spending:
Clevite rod + mains (cost of these is small compared to the cost of all the bolts to put them in!!!!
I have all this stuff sitting in front of me, and it adds up to about $400-$500, and most of that is the Ford parts! Would almost resell them and skip the whole bottom end build, except for the regular stories of oil-related bearing death... nice to have that extra cushion!!
Anyway... I guess I'll rip up the 2.5 and see what I might be able to re-use.
Thanks,
Dan
P.S. Ryan, how's that 3L going now that you've had it for a bit?
