Update:
The owner and I have not been able to come up with an agreement. I offered the block to him for $3500 which I think is a fair market price, not a overinflated, "I have your engine" blackmail price. He had interest but could not make it work. I put the block on Ebay for the same price as a reserve. Here is a link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=250644589938
I'm sorry if this reads like a classified ad. Just thought I'd give those who were following the thread an update.
Thanks,
Jason