Good advice Ron. It is tempting to rush it through to get it back on the road but getting it right is important.

Well the rebuilt engine is back and as you can see from the photos installed in the car. To say I'm happy to see this happen is a massive understatement.
The engine went in without any damage although I did have one issue in that the engine mounts aren't sitting properly in the cross member. Still looking at the engine mount set up and the thickness of the rubbers.

Next challenge is finding the fittings and hoses for the inlet manifold (its a Ford triple manifold so the fitting locations and sizes are different to standard).

Also got my Simmons back last week and on the car so pretty happy at the moment.

Wow, car looks stunning!

Thanks all for your comments. I had a crack at the car on Saturday. The engine and gearbox are now bolted to the cross members. Also got the clutch and speedo cables hooked up.
The ceramic coated extractors gave a few headaches as the winged sump touched the pipe. With a bit of persuasion we created a few mm gap.
Also fitted the brass inlet manifold water and vacuum fittings after some searching for the parts.
Finally we installed the heater unit after getting the radiator recored and tested. I was lucky to find a radiator shop with a number of NOS cores for a good price.
Next step is the rest of the engine bay accessories including radiator and hoses, alternator, coil, driving lights, horn before fitting off the wiring harness.

Had another busy weekend on the rebuild. It's hard to see major progress when you're working under the bonnet on accessories but it's all progress. I fitted the heater hose fittings and hoses, the steel oil pressure line, new spark plugs, changed over the rocker covers, fitted the fuel lines for the triples, dummy fitting the fuel pressure regulator on the rear dcnf carb, alternator bracket and alternator, fitted the horn, 3000v6 badges, boot hinges and repainted the radiator so it's ready to fit.

Sorting the wiring is the next focus area.

Had a good session on the car with my father today. As you can see from the photos the bonnet is now fitted as is the boot lid. Both panels went on without damage which was great.
Also fitted the radiator including mounting the two thermo fans on the custom brackets.
Finished off today fabricating a bracket for the accelerator cable for the triple weber manifold. Took a bit of messing about but the brackets been fabricated which will enable the cable to be permanently installed. This will enable the brake booster to go in which will be another good job out of the way.

Thanks cosworthfreak. The colour is really striking. The bonnet breaks up the brightness of the blue which could be overpowering by itself. Its quite similar to Grabber Blue as seen on the Boss Mustangs. I can't wait to load the white interior in the car as I think the combo will be magic.