Originally Posted by Fannin
Got the crank out of the 55 235 today, it looks very good! Next step will be tearing down the 41 216 block. Hopefully Jerry’s machining fixture will be ready soon and maybe his new apprentice can bring it to Southern Maryland.

Don't trash that 235 #3 main bearing cap. I believe it can be fitted to the 216 block, which means only the block, not the cap, will need to be machined. I'll need to do some measuring to confirm that, and usually swapping main caps necessitates a line bore job- - - -something most machine shops don't want to do on a stovebolt engine with four different main bearing diameters. "Stay tuned!" I have a line bore machine, and I'm not afraid to use it, BTW!
Jerry

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