After five weeks, I finally got an estimate from the machine shop for my engine (1960 235). Good block, good head, bunch of new parts and machine work. They want $3220.83 for parts and machine work, including new cam, new lifters, new pistons and rings, new bearings all around, new valves and guides, plus boring the block, turning the crank, re-facing the flywheel, new seals, and a gasket set. Whew! more than I had expected, but I should end up with a great engine.
Does this sound outrageous? Never had this done before, so I don't know.

I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.

Tim