I edited my post because I had the head milled, not the block.
My machinist was an old timer who started in 1962. I picked my head up on Easter (5 yrs ago?) because his shop building was 10 steps from his house and he had no fixed hours. He worked on EVERYTHING. Car engines, motorcycle engines, fancy import engines, tractors, diesels, etc. He had honing plates for small and big block Mopars.
He said his son's first car was a slant six and they couldn't kill it. (They tried) We sat around for an hour when I picked up my head and we just talked about stuff. He said when Dyno Don was passing through he'd drop off heads to get them freshened up back in the day. My head was one of the last things he did as unfortunately he passed away suddenly less than 2 weeks later. I really should check to see if his son continued the business.
John, I document the engine build here if you're interested:
Not Fast, just "Less Slow"
I should probably update it.
