Weekend truck update: Yesterday the push rods got adjusted, the intake manifold installed, and the block got a coat of shiny black paint. No progress to report for today.

Upcoming plans. Body shop class starts on Tuesday. As you have probably figured out by now, I did not get it running by the end of November, or the beginning of the new year. When?

Next step: clean up the transmission and then bolt together the long block, flex plate, torque converter, and TH350.