Hey guys, I've got wonderful news. So I'm in the car on my phone right now, taking my son to his doctor appointment. But I'm just too excited, I've gotta tell somebody. I just dropped off my block and crankshaft at my house, picked them up earlier today. I didn't get pictures, you'll need to wait until later...but holy shit. Totally worth the wait. The guy who did the work is a phenomenal machinist, it's some of the best work I've ever seen. The crosshatching is pornographic. Just beautiful.
So he did tell me he ended up needing to surface the deck, which I had a feeling was going to happen. Remember how nasty that shit was? Apparently, he needed to take .006" off...which is crazy lol. I'm going to end up taking the camshafts out of the head and bringing that to him, so that it can also get decked. Might as well at this point. Might even spring for an MLS head gasket now that the mating surfaces will both be freshly machined. Should pair quite well with the ARP head studs, and the 16psi of boost I intend to run at. I'm so fucking excited.
Tragically, I am in the middle of my little side project on my wife's car. So I'll need to finish that up before I can start tossing the short block back together. It'll be done tonight though, so I'll probably have some updates tomorrow evening. I'll definitely get pictures up later today for you guys though.
Oh, I bought a 1000lb harbor freight engine stand, too. Why not? It'll make painting so much easier.