72 duster resto

junkyardhero said

yeah, them journals look pooched.

400/400 on a bore & hone sounds a little high to me, but maybe i'm wayyyy out of touch. i'd ask them what they'd do a crank for-- it's likely gonna need to go 10/10 so i don't think you'd be able to polish that out.

if they want a grip of dough on the crank i'd poke around for a production machine shop or a crank grinder, i don't know (exactly) where you are, but maybe a trip to a larger city with more industry might be beneficial in regards to machine work.

2nd hand cranks are always a gamble, but maybe between the classifieds here and book marketplace, offerup, etx you can source something.

how's the cam look? and the heads?

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Im in the bay area CA so prices are always high here. Cam looks great, cam bearings look like they need replacing though. The heads are in decent shape, could use some porting and valve work but theyll run as is.

On the crank im trying the shoestring sandpaper wd40 trick to see how they turn out. Hard to tell if the gouges are too deep.

Its a coin toss since the cost of a full set of bearings, rings, gaskets etc could be totally wasted if I try to go cheap and it doesnt work out well... Plus sunk costs on time.

But honestly, I might be overthinking idealizing what the build needs to be. Easy to spiral seeking perfection.

Probably safer and cheaper to build with a magnum block if I can find a decent one but I haven't given up on this LA yet