"The nice thing about the 240’s is the engine crossmember for the gas and diesel are the same"
Awesome.
Also,
that blue paint looks Really good, motor looks like you dipped it into thick industrial shipyard enamel.... I think it would be a huge match with exh manifold in black; belt covers in either same blue but maybe also in glossy black, valve cover also black but maybe not super glossy but flaky/bumby textured and flat like a HD flatbed paint but high heat version (sprinkled effect).
A black manifold would worth it too, I`m so glad I went with spending time on that for my d24t. The highest heat VHT 2000F paint is not super glossy black at all but it is black (not greyish black)... not glossy
but it stands out perfectly near the semigloss real black on the shields.
Your motor would look like a marine engine in action, sprinkled with water
And, especially, with freshened up internals. And it is a standard shifter. And in a wagon. Awesome. Such a great build already. Can`t wait to see it run.