I spent some time in the cold garage last night and managed to get the exhaust side of the engine back together. Painted the exhaust manifold, installed all new gaskets, cleaned the block, put the new water pump on, and installed the NISMO engine mount on that side.

Next step is to take care of the intake side: clean the block, install new coolant hoses, loop the heater core, etc. Should hopefully have the engine back on the ground and ready to bolt up to the transmission (when the clutch shows up) within a couple of days!

Damon