Well I just could wait to find a deal I couldn't refuse. A local shop had these two 6V53s in the back of a warehouse and since they stopped rebuilding engines many years ago they were happy to move them out.
I don't know if I did good or not but one engine looks complete (Jasper Rebuild decal on valve cover) and the other looks like a decent long block with the blower still attached. I am really green with DD so if I sound like I don't know what I am doing or talking about its because I don't and I am learning this as I go.
So any words of advice or caution are very welcome and appreciated.