I've been making some progress on this project (along with some others).
I've been working on getting this engine ready to install in her Charger and working on my dune buggy.

Some of the time has been spent waiting on parts.

Luckily I did a test fit on the headers while it was still on the engine stand.

I found out that the header flanges wouldn't sit flat to the heads until after I trimmed the excess cometic head gaskets from hanging out past the heads in a few spots and a little grinding for clearance on the header flanges.
They were holding the headers out from sitting flush and I'm sure that would have been a header leak.

After that was done I installed and torqued the flexplate and then I got the engine set down in the engine compartment, it still has to be hooked up to the transmission.

Little by little it's getting done, the main thing is to hopefully have it ready for her by spring.