Trularin, thanks for your info. The shop I'm planning on taking it to will bore it, then finish hone the cylinders, deck the head area, machine the bottom end for stroker clearance, align hone it, install new cam bearings, remove and install new freeze plugs, hot tank it, and a few other things for about $565. They also want, like you said, the pistons (I'll be ordering .040 over since I already checked each cylinder with an inside mic) and the main cap bolts. I don't have a crank yet, but will worry about getting that balanced later on. However, I've been told that these are the main caps for this block, yet the number 1,2 and 4 caps are off center (front to back, as in my first pic above). When the caps are on and snug, I can't feel where they join with the block, which is good, but they're still not lined up straight from front to back. the cap with the thrust bearing, and the rear cap for the
oil seal are in perfect alignment all ways. Should I be concerned with the other three, once again, as in my first pic above? Thanks!