So things are moving along with this. This last week I've decided that I'm pretty over not having a running truck, so I've been pushing really hard to get the stars aligned to get everything done.
I ended up going with Carillo rods, because they were nice enough to rush a set for me. They arrived last week along with my fancy new .20 over pistons from Jared! I was lucky enough to get my gapless rings in just a couple of days too! They got back here early this week.
Huge thanks to Nathannial for busting his ass for me all week again! Couldn't have done this without you buddy!
As of now, the machine shop has bored the block and cleaned it all up, and I am second in line for balancing. They cut and cc'd the pistons earlier in the week, so they are off to be coated. They will be back to the machine shop Monday for them to finish balancing either Monday or Tuesday.
The plan is to have the motor back to me by the middle of next week, and assemble it from there. I should have almost everything here to finish up aside from lifters, oil cooler and heads. Luckily, a few dealers have all of that in stock here. Still not 100% sure which direction I'm going with heads - I need to make a decision on those ASAP. They will be getting coated as well, whichever way I decide to go.
In the meantime, I have some stuff here to clean up wiring and make things easier and cleaner under the hood I can work on.
