Well...the engine will need to be bored out to correct the issues with the cylinders, the crankshaft and camshaft are toast and will be replaced along with the oil pump and pistons. So this coming week it all goes off to the machine shop to join the heads that are already there. Since the engine has been out I decided to take advantage of the added access and clean up the engine compartment, which I did this past week. The plan is to paint the fire wall and inner fenders before the engine goes back in, but now that it's cleaned up I don't like the look of all that rust on the k frame and front suspension. It just doesn't seem right to put the engine back without first addressing that. So it looks like I'll be dropping the k frame and repainting and rebuilding the front suspension as well, which means added expense and time. Funny how a project always seems to grow once you get going.:(
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