72 duster resto

Well I called him again yesterday and got him on the phone finally. I politely asked whats up with the work. He said the block is on the machine now and looks like it'll clean up at .020 over. He didn't address the wait time, but I just asked what the turnaround was going to be for the rest of the work. Bought KB 107s and they're on the way. He said once the pistons are weighed / balanced then he'll know if he needs to mag and balance the crank...???? Seemed weird to me. He's still going to remove/install cam bearings and turn the crank but supposedly 2 day turnaround if he "needs to balance and mag" the crank. At least the thing is getting worked on finally, but likely I wont make it to any shows this summer.

Camshaft I ordered was on backorder from Lunati/Edelbrock so currently waiting in JEGS service chat line at number 76 in line to cancel the order lol. So I called Edelbrock directly (and got someone on the phone in <3 minutes) and they said they're completely canceling the whole camshaft line so my order should have been cancelled not backordered. Soooo back to the hunt for the right cam.

Meanwhile, I'm doing what i can on the rest of the car. This week I got:
- mufflers
- exhaust pipe kit
- correct motor mounts
- rotors, backing plates, calipers and pads for the 8.8 - this will likely be my main focus this week.

Plan is to build out the 8.8, drop the 7.25 and the fuel tank while it's out. Then once I have the 8.8 in place I can accurately route my exhaust pipes.

I'll probably drop the pistons off next week to keep machinist going and hopefully get the bottom end pretty much done by end of month if im lucky.

It certainly is worth it to take a breath away from things when getting heated about things not going your way :)