Captainkirk's Duster project

Actually, I am rather surprised. Not only did Tony endorse the Eagle rods, he recommended them over reworking the stock forged pieces. I inquired about the 'internet rumors' about Eagle rod breakage, he said in every case he had read about in professional publications (not internet rumor), these cases occurred in engines pumping out 6-700HP where H-Beam rods should have been chosen over I-Beam.
With regard to the balancing.....*sigh*....he says it really doesn't matter which rods I'm going to use, the rotating assembly should be rebalanced since we are using new pistons. Well, can't say I didn't see that coming.
Cha-ching!
The only 'good news' is that he can get me the Eagle rods 20 bucks cheaper than I found them on eBay with the BIN price.
We talked about heads. I can use either pair, they are still gonna have to be gone through regardless...probably at a cost of $750.00
Cha-ching!
I still haven't selected a cam yet.
Cha-ching!
Well, look on the bright side...the project will keep marching forward, just gonna take a little longer, I guess. And that leaves me more time to get the front and rear suspension cleaned up, rebuilt and reinstalled, I suppose.