OK- - - - -I did a closer inspection of the 235 block. This one's a boat anchor. There are two cylinders with big holes in them- - - -not just one. Fortunately, I have close to a dozen 235 blocks stashed away, so I'll just salvage all the usable parts from this one- - - -crankshaft, rods, maybe a regrindable cam, lifters that can be resurfaced, oil pump, main bearing caps, etc. The main caps can be swapped to a different block if necessary, as long as I do a line bore afterwards. Of course, if I go ahead with fabricating 4 bolt billet steel main caps for the #2 and #3 positions, and a different thrust washer setup on #3, I might have some extra caps to put on Ebay.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!