hey Jethro, the old girl didnt stop, we just decided to call it a day before it did real damage. im going to sell it as it will be salvageable with some +20 big end bearings.
dropped the new block at the machine shop today after my liitle shopping spree lol. hopefully get it back so we can dummy it up and see how all the clearances look before the final machining is done. then assemble it and put it on the engine dyno before fitting it in the car. have everything but the camshaft and lifters, looking like we will go a hydraulic roller. have 498 scat stroker crank, 10.7:1 forged srp pistons, 100cc chamber alluminium edelbrock heads, scat I beam rods, ARP head bolt and main stud kit, oil pump, fuel pump, 850cfm holley with mech secondries, etc etc. stoked the missus let me go shopping.