Stroke with only Pistons and Crank?

Yeah I hear what your saying. Makes good sense because there is a lot of trust in all this work. If any of the machining isn’t right that can lead to critical failure. You have to trust someone at some point. I probably will go with new rods as in the end I won’t have to worry about metal fatigue and not really saving any appreciable money. I also don’t have a shop yet to work with. I WILL however have the balance checked out before I use anything as that to me is an investment in good judgment. Pay me now or pay me later…..
Let me make one suggestion. Buy the rods from whoever you buy the crank and pistons from. If there was a problem, you don't want to be in a position where the people who sold you the crank and pistons say the rod failed, and vice versa. I avoid that potential problem when I can.