I collect 216s by the dozen - - - -once I'm done with them, they have a pressure-lubricated 235 crankshaft with a 3/8" longer stroke, and they displace 258 cubic inches. They also look bone-stock original from the outside. A 235 with the same stroker becomes a 270, and a 261 grows up to be nearly 300 cubes! Keep me in mind if the whole 216 could use a new home. Somebody beat me to the cam grinder- - - -looked nearly brand new, and the asking price was only $8K. That's a $25K machine, minimum!
"AL" is a big place. I'm a few miles above the Alabama state line near Interstate 65. Anywhere close to you?
Jerry
