Ok, here's the story. About 5 years ago I'm at my dad's place in Northern California and I found this in his barn. Apearently he bought it in 1989 for a kit car he was going to build but never did. Since leaving the builder it had never been out of the crate.

I called CB Performance and their records don't go back that far and the shipping manifest in the crate wasn't much help $1005 for a "Complete engine kit". All my Dad remembers is "it's a 2 litre built for speed", he was more than happy to have me take it away for a measly $500.

Between deployments to Iraq and PCSing (moving) from Oklahoma to Texas to Maryland and back to Texas, I never got around to putting it in but I'd really like to change that now.

Except for the exhaust and a few fuel fittings, it's a complete turn key and it turns easily by hand.

At this point, I'm asking for advice about how to proceed. Should I throw caution to the wind, install it and hope for the best or go through it first to make sure that everythings in good order.

As you can see from the pictures, there are corrosion and rust issues on the outside. The case was full of some sort of protectant until about november 04 when, as a result of my failure to build a suitible crate and the heavy handed nature of military movers, the deepwell sump was cracked. At the very least I need to remove/repair/replace the sump.

and no, it's not for sale....