Thinking of going BB...

StrokerScamp said

I didn't pay and money for them. I traded for them. I traded for those, my 400, the 727, some heads, my 187 oil pan....and the whole car too. I've literally traded myself into this. Besides all that, even if you bide your time and do no trading,yes, it can be that much of a price difference.

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And I figured machine work would cost more than what I was just quoted.

turn crank - 105
balance assembly - 250
sleeve - 115 for the first, 85 for the second for labor and 35 for each sleeve
bore - sleeves are bored free then 20 per cylinder
square deck - 160

When I asked about bushing the rods for full floating pins he said "why would you want to do that?"
Wouldn't full floating pins last longer? Seems like they would since the wear would be distributed on the pin.

And he said it's $6 to put a piston on a rod.