Those are some cool old pics KDY!

Even at the B deck they were still too tall, but better. Shorter pistons are lighter, shorter pushrods are stiffer, etc., another inch shorter deck would have been a nice package.

I know a guy that worked on a 370" BBC pro stock deal that had the entire deck removed, the block shortened, then the deck surface furnace brazed back on. Crazy stuff, but if you couldn't find what you wanted, you made it yourself.