Nicks Garage 383 build

JunkyJimmy said
So how do you align hone or bore without taking meat of the block saddle? Same with resizing con rods, may be a little, may be a lot, you always grind the flat of the cap then hone for your new id. Cat 3208 for example are gear driven and have different gears to give the proper clearance. Maybe not a deal breaker on this motor but have never seen anything bored or honed that did not move the crank and cam closer.

You remove the main caps and machine some off the faces where they meet the block, essentially making the crank bore egg shaped. Then, the block is set up in the line bore and positioned so that when the bar makes the cut, it removes the majority from the caps and barely, barely skims the block.