I worked on the engine again last night and assembled it as much as I could with the painted parts. I attached that mega-bracket with the filter, cooler and alternator mount and used the billet water pipe I ordered off eBay. I’ll have to find out what torque values to use. The replacement starter fits properly so I bolted it in place. When I was installing the injector rail I noticed that once side is bent and the two middle injectors don’t seat properly. I pried up in that location to pop it loose from the manifold and it must have bent. I ordered a replacement from eBay for $25 delivered. Hopefully it fits. I ordered the 2.8 30v DMF flywheel from Partsgeek. They have a 30 day return policy if it doesn’t work. The engine will look nice when the valve covers are painted crackle red. The timing belt finally shipped yesterday from ECS Tuning. I’m not replacing all the idlers because they seem fine and don’t have a lot of miles. Once the timing belt is in I’m going to crank it over with fresh oil to get everything lubricated and pressurized and ensure there are no problems with the rotating assembly. As you can see the engine is immaculate inside with no oil residue.

