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Decking means the guy makes sure the right side is the same height as the left side. Makes good sense to have the deck cut to add a little to the compressiona dn to make sure the deck height is uniform.

Have the block align honed, not bored. Have the CAM bearings fitted to the CAM (unless you are having roller cam bearings installed ). If you are having it punched, you will have to provide studs for the torque plate ( unless you are using bolts ). Measure these before you surrender them as they will stretch and you will want to know how far they did.

Heck, have the block tanked in Caustic Soda before any machine work is done. Then you can polish and prime to your hearts content.

Balance the entire assembly to the nut.

Man, this list can be longer than this, in a instant.

Just my quick thoughts about your deck question.