Just curious....Have you clearanced the bore notches completely in the block? Seems like you'd need a bigger 'scallop' taken out to clear a low deck with that much stroke and a fat shouldered Aluminum 6.535" Rod. Just curious if that's really all it took or you still have more to go. Is that a 2.200" journal or is it a 2.100 (350 sbc) rid journal?