Dog,

Yeah I remember Arias would make you a 451 slug, with a .990 pin and you had to bronze bush your LY (or my prefered 383) rods. The undersize of the slug had "427" (chevy BB) cast into it.

You're right Arias and Venolia were about the only 2 Piston players that would make you one back then.

It was expensive but fun times, very 'hush-hush' back then in the pre F.A.S.T. days when we had a few very quick '383's trawling around