I'm building a budget hemi motor for my 65 coronet , low cost, reliable, good power. I see Bill Mitchell has the aluminum world hemi block 4.90 bare block (not fully prepped) w/o lifter bores drilled for $2995. +$250 shipping. That's cheap..

Should I get that and pay for the lifters and prepping or go with a fully prepped block for a LOT more money.
I'm thinking the machine shop can do the prepping AND make sure all is right at the same time.

What is the typical cost for the lifters to be bored and prepping the bare block?
As several here have suggested my motor will have a flat tappet cam off the shelf stroker kit and get a decent set of heads for now.
The goal is to run mid to high 10s for FUN nostalgia events.

Attached is a pic of the car. Now that it looks fast I have to make it run fast!.
Thanks all
Don