Well I did this at work today.
So after 12 stitches and a tetanus shot, I got to go home for the day. Early start to my weekend.
So with the Explorer driving, the Focus waiting on the correct piston rings (was sent the wrong ones), and my buddy's bike rack finished (see below), I needed a project. So I decided to start working on the 8.8 again. This is where she sits right now.
Plans are to swap it out with the tranny. But priority is the Focus at this point. Here's where is sits right now.
And btw here's the bike rack I built for a buddy.