Sorry to here of this George! I bought (from Barton) a complete 528 Hemi for a 70 RR I built. It was chevy orange. I had to strip it and paint it Hemi orange, it also had a race pan on it. had to pull it and notch it and weld on a alm tube. for dip stick clearence. it is a powerfull puppy. You have one really nice Hemi RR there. My brother in law ownes the 70 now. It runs great. I was lucky with my deal. I have herd of some other deals much like yours. you handled it well with the right engine builder. im not trying to defend him, just telling my deallings with him!