[davepl]

Do you have assembly lube? Also you will need a proper sealant for some of the head bolts. I'm not a small-block guy but I think some go right into water jackets. I use the ARP stuff because it's both a sealant and allows for proper torque readings, apparently. But because you need to torque the bolts accurately you can't just wrap them in teflon tape or anything like that...

When you get to the point of torquing down the heads, ask for input - there are a lot of little things to know, like of course you need to follow the torque sequence, how many increments to do it in (3?) and so on. Not rocket science, but lots of little things to know.

And just because they're sitting together, I'll mention - never any sealant on head gaskets, except sometimes on the tips where they meet the intake end gaskets.

Like Christmas opening parts boxes...