As much as I would have liked an original-style armando or aviad
oil pan, i had to cut costs somewhere, so I got a moroso road race pan. it seems to have nice baffling and was much less expensive
also it sounds silly, but the original pans take several more quarts of
oil, and that just means more expensive
oil changes when the time comes.
yes, i am a penny pincher, which is not logical, since nothing on the car is really inexpensive!
bargains on this engine: distributor is an old unit I rebuilt, and added a steel gear, which I found in my dad's old collection of parts.
valve covers are swap meet finds for $50 - sandblasted and painted, also added baffles under the vents
timing cover, alternator brackets and alternator came out of my dad's collection of FE parts (he has built a half dozen over the last 30 years for various mustangs and even an R code galaxie!)
remaining purchases: carburetor (probably will go with 850 holley or quickfuel); starter (looking at RobbMC or powermaster)