Thanks for all the advice guys!! I do appreciate it.
Rob, I know about the Z-bar lifters, That is what I got from Carroll Carter when I bought my cam from him. I had to take them back & we went down in his shop & looked at another A460 block & it was machined. I then explained to Mr. Carter that mine were full length bosses. My game plan(as of now) is when I start the hemi build, that when I send the block to be checked & bored, I am going to get those bossed milled down. I also plan on having the snout on my crank shortened so the balancer isn't a 1/2 mile out in front of the engine. Plus I will MT the crank & rods for piece of mind.
Gary, I agree with you about the ext wet pump/dry sump. If I hadn't had so much invested in my vacuum pump set up & engine diaper(legal for TS) then I would have spent the extra money for a dry sump. I am not giving up on my set up as of yet. I have found some issues that I believe were causing my oil starvation problems. But if I can't get the wet sump set up up to par with my wedge motor then I will bite the bullit & go with a dry sump.
I also know why having an engine built costs so much. By the time I clean , check, & get things like I want them(I am a perfectionist & it makes life hard sometimes. :lol: ) takes a ton of time!! But am enjoying learning & knowing that I know EXACTLY what & how my engine is going to be put back together this time. Thanks again everbody for your help!!!