It's looking rough and sounds rough, but I finally got the mighty 390 lit off yesterday. I freed up the bottom end (water in the cylinders), took care of 2 stuck valves, drained out 2 qts of milkshake and 10 qts of water from the crankcase (5 qt pan). Threw the Holley from the Mustang on it and gave it a shot. I'm trying to hot/cold cycle it a few times to free up the rings, but at least now I can re-rig it and test fire it. Worst case, I'll pull the motor after alll the other systems are replaced and tested. Has that unmistakable FE sound... should be a cool cruiser.