Rancher, I think you should go to a bookstore and pick up one of the picture-heavy "Rebuilding Small Block Ford Engines" books that are commonly available. The book won't cover 6 cylinders specifically, but the steps are basically the same, many of the Ford-specific nuances are the same, and you will get to see pictures of what people are talking about here. It is very important that the thrust bearing halves go in the right way, get their thrust surfaces aligned before torquing, then the thrust bearing-crankshaft end play get checked for proper tolerances. When I started rebuilding engines I used one of these books and still use one as a reference to make sure I don't miss something somewhere. Most of the mistakes I see and hear others making that shorten their engine life wouldn't have happened if they were methodical and referred to the procedures and pictures in these books.