thanks guys. Update time of the past month well i dropped the block down to Morph to get the block notched and got him to assemble the engine as him and my brother were going to do it but my brother has been tied up with other commitments. engine build up Then Friday 10th feb my brother decided to get the old engine out and remove all the bits ready for the new engine to fitted on the Saturday but only got so far on the night and removed the engine Saturday morning and removed parts off the old engine and cleaned and put on the new engine ie sump, oil pickup, thermostat hous