my slant buildup

well, goin together good, so far. Cant find my inside mike, but fitting the old "long feeler gauge" way a 2-thou feeler fits in when slid in with upside down piston, a 4-thou one doesn't. used them as a go-no go setup. bearing clearances are coming out 1-1/2-thou-2 thou with Plastigage. Main bearing set #2 looks better than the 1st set.... tarnished black, some of them.... but nothing like a peeled coating like the 1st set.... these are also TRW brand, on the back, set #2 has the "FM" (Fed Mogul) logo stamped in.... as do the TRW rod bearings. the origiinal set that I set aside has a weird "V" logo on them, those are stickered "made in England.... which surprised me that they got here with a problem.... same PN on both sets of mains though// both the US ones and the English ones. (on the box itself) but the US ones look way different, shinier (almost like chrome) and no copper/bronze showing on the flanges of the thrusts like the English versions./..
the end gaps on my Moly Mahle ring set is coming out 12 to 14-thou on the top ring, 22-24 thou (1 cyl at 26 thou) on the 2nd comp ring... The top ring seems a little snug to me from what I remember on past engines but are OK, right at the low end of tolerance range.
The machine shop didnt take the original crank sprocket off like I had asked (I guess they forgot, having had it 9 mo from when I dropped it off), I gotta remember to bring my puller home from work to get it off so I can put the new one on. (they are interference fit, now that the crank is bolted in, I ain't hammerin on it haha.... especially since I bought 2 sets of mains to get 1 good thrust bearing)