[hurryinhoosier62]

Picked up my block Wednesday morning. First impression: HEAVY! Bill of ladding says 225lbs. Pallet weighed 15 lbs. 210 lbs sounds about right. My '72 400 blocks weighed in at 175llbs(if I remember correctly). Lifter bore walls and cylinder walls MUCH thicker than later production blocks. The cylinders showed very little wear (less that .001 -.002). It is odd not having a starter boss cast into the block, but the adapter will take care of that. In the next week or two, it will be off to Eddie Miller (of Drag Week fame) for baking, shot blasting and ultrasonic testing of the cylinder walls and decks. I think a 4.185 bore SHOULD be possible.