dip stick and bearings

Dipstick angle and the housing that presses into the block (Length and Orientation) have a lot bearing on whether the crank hits the dipstick and shears it off.
I would ask if sleeving the block is cheaper than new pistons. The slant block can be machined .140 over and still work fine (even foe a race engine). It is common to cut the bore to 3.505 from 3.400.
Frank