That would be the case.   I don't mind giving my # to someone that contacts me but I don't need random callers, I'm plenty busy as it is.

Do you just want to deliver the engine to someone and then go pick it up completed ready to install already test stand run in?

Do you want a completed long block and you will do the accessories? (intake, carb, dist, starter, gen, water pump) 

Are you going to disassemble it yourself and reassemble?

I've got a great machine shop in Huntington Beach whos has done my machine work (block/head)for 30 years on everything from flatheads, Chev 6's, GMC, Harley cylinders, O-ringing. etc.

I do most of my own assembling but they can do it all. I can also suggest the best crankshaft sevice company in So Cal................Good Luck

You’ll want to quiz the shop on how fluent they are with vintage engines and particularly on Ford Y builds.  Like any engine, the Y has its own nuances to watch out for so it’s important that you deal with a shop that does a variety of engines and not just mainstay or current engines.  Going to the local cruise nites and asking car owners for machine shop recommendations can weed out the good from the bad or at least who to avoid.

You’re fortunate in that you are in the same geographic area as both John Mummert and Tim McMaster as both are very knowledgeable on the Y builds.  While the phone is the best way to get hold of John, email works well for Tim.  I sympathize whole heartedly with Tim in that the phone is a major distraction in getting serious work done in the shop.  In Tim’s defense on not posting a phone number, he is easily contacted by email and is quick to respond.  In my own case, I only check emails first thing in the mornings and find that the telephone controls the speed of the work as it’s performed in the shop during the day.