I've been working on a web site which will list all the parts and prices. It will also list all the items I'm working on (thermostat housings) and the estimated prices. Since it's taking me longer than I expected, I'll repost pics and prices of the stuff I already have in the Buy Sell Trade section for the time being.
I found a shop that can do anything we want in billet aluminum. Thermostat housings, water pump pulleys, timing covers, valve covers, you name it. The only hurdle is in getting enough orders to make it profitable for them. I already now that I would need at least fifty orders for any of the above parts, maybe more. Most shops required 100-1000, which was not viable for our small market.
They will be working on the designs and give me an estimated price on each, plus the actual minimum number of orders required. But before they invest the time required to even do that, I need to get some idea of how much interest is out there. So if any of you guys are
seriously interested, send me an e-mail with your thoughts.
GT200@cableAZ.com
On the valve covers, the plan is to make them with raised fins and a rectangular box in the center for lettering (Ford, Powered by Ford, Ford Mustang, Ford Inline Six, ETC). They will produce the covers, then personalize them with the two most popular phrases that we choose (I will run a poll on that when the time comes). They can also be left blank so the buyer can take them to the machine shop of his choice and engrave whatever he desires.
The main thing to remember is that all this takes time and money, so please be patient. It may take several weeks or even months.
Balancer Update: I received the first two balancers that were produced for us and they were made incorrectly. The diameter was to large and the water pump pulley wouldn't clear. Since we only had a very small number of orders, they were trying to use what already existed. They used a balancer designed for the OZ 250 and just changed the crank bore. But it backfired and the balancer now needs to be designed from scratch. I sent them a US balancer just last week so they can get all the correct dimensions off it. Again, be patient, we will get there eventually.
We had the same problem with the dual roller timing chain sets for the US250. So a US set was shipped to that manufacturer as well.
Between work, honey do's, yard chores, my trips, answering e-mails, etc, my spare time to work on the web site and all this has been limited. I still need to get some sleep.

This doesn't even take into account the cash required to get this all going. It's not cheap, believe me. At least the wife isn't complaining yet, but she doesn't know the power is being shut off next week either.
Forgot to remove the socket prior to taking the pic.