kanuck Hi Dean If you go to swap meets, make deals with people looking to sell parts and can dicker on price you can buy alot of new parts cheap. I have 8 lemans rods new in boxes c9zz-6200a 375.00 8 new pistons 428 trw replacements .005 over 300.00 with sprials springs new in boxes. Study and get books that list what you need and go from there. The Shelby block and head bolts where 5 grand. the heads where 2850.00 with the CNC work. my crank was a 10-10 crank indexed and crecked for cracks. FFP in Cali. The rest was dickering with sellers at swap meets and car shows. Act like you don't want it. Get a price and walk away. come back 50$ cheaper or 75$ on Sunday, nobody wants to take it home with them and the strongest tool in the world is cash inhand waving. Have the exact money to give. NO CHANGE. This is the only tip I will give you
Good luck Rick Lake