My problem is this: Got my assembled block back from the machine shop and they didn't zero deck it, even after I told them I wanted to know how far the pistons were in the hole before they finished it up...so that I could determine whether it needed to be zero decked or not.
You might consider having another shop remeasure everything, You need (& want) to know where the error is then you can make a practical plan to resolve it. You NEED the short block to be dead on then all the peripherals you add on and your fine tuning will give you a spot on eng with nothing left on the table. Any carpenter will tell you that the foundation is the most important part & when the house is built or even halfway built it is too late to correct things. You are in a perfect position to correct things NOW
