Ok......I have a friend of a friend in Tucson who has been building engines for quite awhile and I am going to have him help me put the 408 together. I am looking for a COMPLETE list of parts that I will need for a ground-up long block engine build. Here's what I have so far. Not looking for brands or types or anything, just a complete list of what parts I will need. Also not including intake, fueling, or electronics (sensors) at the moment.

Crank
Main bearings
Main studs
Rods
Rod Bearings
Rod bolts
Pistons
Piston rings
Oil pump
Timing chain
Timing gear
Cam bolts
Cam bearings
Camshaft
Lifters
Pushrods
Rocker Arms
Valve springs
Retainers
Locks
Valve seals & seats
Valves
Heads
Head gaskets
Head bolts
Front, rear, valley covers
Oil pan
Oil pickup tube
Windage tray
Gasket and seal kit
Crank pulley
Crank balancer bolt


Am I missing anything?

 

new or used block? if new do not forget about the oil galley and other plugs.

 

Lifter cups or whatever you call the damn things. Do you have a donor motor to get all the misc bolts and stuff off of? Those damn things will nickel and dime you to death. Best thing you can do is buy a rotating assembly kit which will have matched bearings so the oil tolerances will be right otherwise once you go to assemble it, the oil tolerances maybe wrong and oyu will have to wait for smaller or larger bearings. FYI the ARP main stud kit doesnt come with the little side bolts you it has a seperate PN and comes with the bolt for the oil pickup tube too.

 

I still have all the misc bolts from my 5.3. Also have lifters and cups from it as well, I will put new lifters in since the stockers had about 118K miles on them.