Well, after a long, tortuous, often depressing, 18-month journey, I finally have all of the hard to get pieces to begin assembling my engine.
Bore: 3.858", stroke: 3.745", rod length: 5.850", compression ratio: 10:1
Pretty much full mock-up:
Cylinder head (Esslinger ARCA via Boport Racing Heads):
Dry sump pan:
Girdle:
Fully counter-balanced crank:
Intake (Esslinger Racing):
Header (Boport Racing Heads):
The dry sump is Barnes, picked up off of eBay for a song, sent back to Barnes to swap the mount from passenger (turbo) side to driver side and a complete rebuild (replaced the bearings, otherwise it was perfect). Total cost: much less than the asking price of most eBay used 6-stage pumps.
The block is a new Esslinger Racing tall deck block (which carries a Ford part number) but is non-original thereby qualifying as an engine swap suitable for F/BGC.
Assembly may be done by Denny Aldridge
http://www.aldridgemotorsportsinc.com/ who is a meticulous builder of all things Ford and offered to do it for a price that's hard to refuse (although I'll probably turn down the use of his engine dyno - the logistics of getting fuel system, intercooler(s), system wiring, etc. look to be overwhelming).
I probably left a lot out. Ask, please!
Hopefully, I'll have more updates soon.
Mike