Ritter disaster

Is not just the block as the block can be corrected with machining in most cases its lack of supplier knowledge concerning the Ritter block
I was starting blind with this build first i ordered a set of Victor heads when i received i spoke to Kent Ritter about the inner bolt holes being drilled from the bottom up like a Hemi Kent called Edelbrock & told them they had stuffed up & that they need to be drilled down from the top after a few more conversations with Edelbrock they dropped the ball the last conversation was that yes the holes can be drilled all the way through without hitting water only problem was they were slightly out in relation to the holes in the block.
Next was the rockers called Harland Sharp & they said they had a set that they had test fitted to the Edelbrock heads & ritter block so taking their advise i went ahead & ordered only to find they had no offset & even after taking a large cut out of the pushrod holes they still wouldnt fit ended up going with .6 offset on the inlets from a different supplier.
Then come the pistons my machinist done the JE piston order sheet ordered through Rocket put down piston pin height valve pockets etc engine LA340 with Victor heads.
When they arrived the JE piston sheet had engine LA340 SB heads Victor 440 Big Block luckily the CC & pin height we ordered was correct & the valve angle was only 1 degree different after claying & checking the PV they come up good Rocket said we should have requested with the correct P/N for the head to which he replied have you ever tried putting a 440 piston into a 340 that was the end of that conversation.
Kent has been helpful until i pointed out the poor seal area on the block cooling holes due to core shift.
I think block plus the machining in Australia would come out about the same around 5K USD , Lifter bore sleeving $1250 Labour & about $450 Extra for the sleeves we must add Shipping & import tax which puts another 1800 bucks on top.
See Indiana | Machining | Casting | Design Build | Magna Machine their home page starts with a Ritter block being machined.