Well, spent a good bit of time doing mock ups today. Started blending in the
oil pump feed, checked distributor gear to block clearance, mocked up some galley plugs that sometimes get in the way, finished checking main clearances...
Then I ran into a snag....
The counterweights on the crank hit the block in quite a few places. The cylinders and sleeves are quite long in this block and it is just plain tight in the crankcase. And yes, just in case you were wondering, I tried another crank, a Scat 3.400" and it hit too...
So....
I'm sending the crank off, not only to have the rod journals cut down, but to have the counterweights cut down as well. It's just not feasible to grind that much on the block.
Got the piston to cylinder clearances checked as well, and also filed the rings today.