Today's episode is all about preparing the engine for the machine shop. I'll have to get this hunk of iron cleaned up with the pressure washer and degreaser before I can even get started. Then I'll remove the press fit plugs from the oil galleys and the freeze plugs. I'll do some common Ford FE oil system modifications including, the main oil bearing passages and the oil pump inlet. Once all of that is complete, I'll clean up a bunch of casting flash to improve the overall appearance of the block.