One other thing that should be known is when you aline bore the mains on a 235, 216, 207, 261,194,230,250,292..style blocks , you better not take too much off the block when you bore the mains or you will have a meshing problem with the crank gear to cam gear, if it was a chain no big deal but gear to gear will make your hair fall out when you cant turn the crank because its too tight. There are people that know and then there is people that think they know. life is good, Have a nice day!
Exactly! The phrase, "simply owning a micrometer doesn't make you a machinist" comes to mind. There is a lot of skill involved, and that one thing if overlooked can make a block a big piece of scrap iron.
