Small block crankshaft endplay

Thrust bearing is wasted.
Pull the motor
That's what I was thinking as well. My son just didn't want to hear that from me. Lol, I can't blame him, but I told him that its a numbers matching 2 dr 71 valiant and the value is there to warrant doing it right. Of course to me, when it comes to doing something the right way, the cost is irrelevant. Cheaper always to do it right from the beginning, rather than halfway the first time just to have to do it right the second time through. Thanks for verifying what I thought.