help me out (1st build)

so im trying to get all my parts ready for my shortblock. with this being my 1st build i have lots of questions. so im hoping u guys can help me out.

im going with an aftermarket block (dart sportsman) so i was wondering if some of my stock peices are still going to work.. can i reuse my stock oil pan? i notice alot of guys dont, so im guessing ill be getting a new one. which one should i look at. im running stock k member if that matters. lifters? just bought new ones, but they are stock style. need to return these? timing cover?

last question for now.. is my cam. im gonna use what i have for now, which is an ecam. will get something custom once i decide where the motor is going. so can i use same pushrods? things changing is stock heads to twisted wedge and it being a 347. if that matter, so will i have to measure anyways? i think thats all i can think of. but if u guys have anything to add plzz do. thxs.

thxs. gonna check them out. btw shortblock is already ordered and being built by Jim Woods @ fordstrokers. just waiting for it to be done and wanna have all my parts ready for when it is.

so the stock pan wont work? i checked some out. but im not sure which one im suppose to be looking at.

yea looks like im just gonna get a new pan and some lifters anyway. but i was told i can use my timing cover.

as for the cam im not sure yet. just was going to throw it in so i can drive it. it wont be until next year sometime i get something (power adder). and im not really sure on what i want. was looking at superchargers, but turbos arent that much more. just worried the turbo will give me more problems. but pretty much i still wanna drive it.

thxs again 5spd GT im gonna see if he'll respond to an email. then if not ill give him a call.

its cool i know what u guys are saying. but the thing is i wanna drive the car. no way can i leave it down for that long. unless..how long can a shortblock sit on a stand?? thing is i ordered a cam from Jay Allen through Jim. but i told him to hold off cuz i wasnt sure. i didnt wanna get something made for a s/c and then go out and buy a turbo kit. my original plan was a vortech and some how drifted.

believe me im not rushing. im putting alot of money into this. like i said the shortblock is being built by fordstrokers. which im sure he uses coasthigh/probe stuff. he knows what i want, so that part is taking care of. every other part is for me to look up. i have a set nib trickflow heads and a track heat intake. and a bunch of other parts. bought these before i even decided to get a new motor. then decided on a new block, then decided an aftermarket block. now im just looking at what i need to make it all work.

not trying to be cheap, i seriously dunno what parts will work. thats why i asked. this is for real my 1st time putting something together. if i have to buy such and such parts, fine no problem. im just looking for help.

if it needs to stay on the stand then thats what ill do. seriously im in no rush. i wanna do it right. and thats pretty much why i went with a dart block. cuz what i want will split a stocker.