any advice recived form the machine shop should be headed setting up your oil nozzels and dippers on your oil pan and rod bottoms requirer the proper gauges. cyls. look fine new rist pins and pistons are cheap insurance.if you have not assabled a motor before get help.no question is a dumb one.not asking is.from what I have seen on this site you should have plenty of good help.any good maunal will have the nuts and bolts advice you need, the older the better. good luck. Floyd ps just google or bing chevy 216 and there are plenty of sites and links. thats how I got here.

Last edited by 49*3100; 05/28/2010 11:38 PM.
theres a tool for every job,and that tool is a hammer. it's easy to give advice if it's not your pocket book at stake. A well thought out plan,Is nothing. Untill exacuted twice.