I got this one. I'll let the machinest clearance the rods, check deck hieght, I should be able to measure the cam clearance with a little puddy and notch the rods a little if need be.

 

Wow, after going to the little machine shop here locally, the guy tried to sell me a dart block and then raised the machining/assembling the short block from 1200 to 1500 hundred bucks. Why do I feel like I am never going to see my engine again? So I am back to my original price of five to six hundred for boreing/honing the cylinders to .30 over, why did he ask me if I was sure it was'nt .35 over, and balanceing my rotaiting assembly. I am sorry but chevy has always been cheap! Just because the government bought them and is now selling overpriced junk is not my fault. I am still considering draining the remaining fluids and smashing it with heavy equipment! And then moving to China! Not to mention the marines were playing with there little howetzer and other prehistoric toys today so don't plan on going outside the next couple days!

 

have fun in china

 

Maybe not China. Maybe Honduras or somewhere were their is no us military. I think I would rather live in the slums of Cuba or Haiti. Then I could sell my social security number to some awall dude to pay for my visa!

 

Anyways I got my block back and I'm very impressed. It was so clean I noticed my VIN number etched on the back deck. My crank is being sent off to have heavy metal added on the front counterweight. I painted the block with black POR paint, good stuff. I still need to moc-up, notch the block if needed, and make sure of my honken cam clearance!

 

have you downgraded your plans?

I thought you were getting a "big honkin cam"? Now you simply mention just a "honkin cam"

 

lol, nice torque.

can we please leave out the military stuff please? you already got banned for it once.

anyway, do you have any pictures of your current progress?

 

Now that you mentioned it, China sounds like a good place for you.

 

Here's the block. The machinest cleaned it up great, installed new cam bearings, block plugs, bored/honed thirty over, and he machined the thrust bearing cap just a little so the thicker studs would line it up correctly.

 

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttt