Many people think this is a waste of time and money, but any good hobby is supposed to be a waste of time and money. That is why we work....
How true, the measure of a real hotrodder is spending a minimum of 2-3 times more on a car or truck than you could ever possibly expect to get back out of it!(LOL)
Drilling the original crank is going to be the cheapest alternative, and for what Crower charges to do it is very reasonable, plus it eliminates having to further modify the thrust surface in the block to accept the later style crank. Then you can toss the babbited rods in favor of the GMC rods if you want to further upgrade the engine. With the stock early crank, they are a direct swap and don't require any mods to use them, just get the correct piston. Its a rather easy mod to perform.
