All good info, no matter how many books I read, I always learn stuff from this forum... I plugged in what I could find for my parts, I used the rod weight percentage ratio for an 880 gram rod, my pistons were a little heavier at 192. I come out to around 2300.
I am guessing the shop would like to just drill the crank rather than turn it for clearance, I got the space now. This motor isn't going to see any real rpm, so I hope the metal removed isn't going to really affect its life span. But I am armed with more knowledge for the next time.
If it all goes egg shaped, I guess I'll be buying a one of those new skookum blocks.
