Timbo, congrats on a nice engine! Arent machinists interesting, semi-retired or not? Several years ago I was dealing with one and told him the work needed to be done within a reasonable time, because the money was there now, but time plays tricks and it may not be available indefinitely. The work took almost a year to get done.
I also like your aluminum parts!
Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.