Originally Posted by merkerguitars

I didn't figure it would be that bad....I knew it wasn't gonna be pretty but that block just isn't worth it.
Well the engine i'm picking up in a couple of weeks will be most of the way disassemble (except taking the head off) I will pull the oil pan off and then I can check the rod/main clearances and maybe pull off a main cap to make sure the bottom end is ok. If worse comes to worse i'll just rering the engine. I'm trying to dumb as little as money into and not half ass it.