So, after seeing the rust and some scoring on the walls, I decided she needed more than just a quick wipe with a Scotchbrite pad. I pulled a piston from the rusty cylinder and grabbed my trusty hone. Unfortunately I noticed something on the crank that made my heart sink. Ugh...looks like someone was pounding a piston in while the rod bolt was banging against the journal. Trashed Crank.
The trashed crank required that I do a complete teardown and rethink what I want to build. If I'm taking it down to a bare block, might as well have it tanked, mag-checked, and deck the top. And, if I have to buy a new crank anyway, why not buy a 383 stroker crank and give the old girl a little more giddyup too?
I also found a gear-drive cam setup along with a mystery cam that measured out to about a .445 lift. Gear drives can have a cool "whine" to them, but I'll likely go back to a good double-roller setup with my build.
