"I do know that if you want to pay the most money for a part, Stephens and Darrel Finch out in CA are your guys".
I agree with this!
I'll admit though that while Finch is sometimes gruff and grouchy, he was willing to work me a deal on a headlight relay one time when I didn't have enough cash to pay full price. Some guys are hard liners that won't budge from a price.
The one, and only Ferd I had was a 300 -6, the head had been pinned! I went to a junkyard with an Irish friend of mine they wanted 50 bucks for this cylinder head my buddy gave him $20 and six or seven brand new shovels....