I want to save as much as possible on labor, well at least save where its possible and spend more on upgrades when I can, I just called 3 dealers and they all say block and heads weight around 1700 lbs dry- no fluids, I want to make a aframe engine hoist to pull her out my self, I'm figuring its got to be cheaper than 1300 to build one than pay someone to do it for me and I could use it for other things later when needed.