well i did it, i tore apart the lower end and im glad i did too. a few of the rod bearings were scored and you could see the bronze colored layer in the scratches the mains had some scoring too the last main had some pretty deep marks in it and i can feel the marks with my nail in just about every journal. i think im just going to keep an eye out for a forged crank and do the lower end right

ill just move the estimated completion date back a little

now i just need a bucket so i can start dumping money into it