Thanks Andy.

Having had the lifter bores bushed (bushings drilled w/oil holes), I wonder what difference that makes in regards to the grooving of the cam journal? I imagine it makes available more oil at the mains?

I read a thread where Cab Burge mentions how he meters the oil flow to the heads through carb jets/plugs tapped into the block after he grooves the cam's journal.

Mike at CRE did some oil mods and the cam bearings are installed.

I'm guessing the block will be providing plenty of oil to the heads as it is, without any cam journal grooving.

I deburred the block and smoothed the valley area before shipping it off for machining.

The block came back with the interior painted/coated.

The block is out of the crate, but not on a stand yet