I also removed the a/c harness from the car. The seats are back in and so is most of the trim that will stay. Now I can go back to working on the engine 100%.
Finally got it to the machine shop and they did an amazing job cleaning it up. We decided to go with a fully forged rotating assembly, studded top and bottom. I dropped off the heads at Frankenstein Engine Dynamics in Weatherford, TX for their stage 2 job. I have boxes everywhere lol looks like the back of a parts room. Next thing I'm going to buy is the trans so when I get the engine back I can stab the drivetrain.