MRL Mild 440

Ok I am going to jump in here. ( sorry late to the game). This is my engine. I started talking to Mike about 2 years ago on this project. I initially called him about purchasing a set of his solid roller lifters because I wanted lifters that would pressure lube the roller. During that time I had an associate that was going to build the engine for me but he had just moved all his machines from one place to another, which I didn't know at the time. Long story short I almost didn't get the heads, block, crank and piston rods back. So anyway I made a comment to Mike about wishing he was closer and he says "I'm only a few hours up the road". I sent him a list of everything I had and he worked up a price. A year and a half went by and I finally get everything lined up. Send him an email he says same quote bring it up. So my dad and I load up the truck on a Saturday and north we head. Mike was patient and educating for me on some different things. Now here is the kicker he was willing to meet us on a Saturday both for drop off and pick up which helped me with not missing work. Anyway this is the first engine I've had "professionally built" and I'm sure some would say why not do it myself. I've done a few and honestly it's something I've kind of always wanted. The overall experience was very good plus I got to spend some time with my dad on the trip, even though it wore him out spending 12 hrs on the road. The only catch is my dad wants to drive the car when it's done. I figure at 73 he's not going to do anything with it that I'm not.