[63pig]

Stu:

I've got good news and bad news...the good news is that my crank is in great shape...the bad news is a small crack in between the cylinders by the frost plugs. The block is original, and did not leak prestone from the crack, so the rebuilder is going to repair the crack. It looks like I'm going .030 over, with new bearings and pistons, and I'll replace the cam and have the heads planed and ported and a valve job. The scary part will likely be the price. The infamous Allyn Armstrong of Kingston is the rebuilder, and he's likely the best builder in Eastern Canada. Right now he's gone to the States to race his Opel GT, and when he gets back, he'll be giving me the details of the rebuild. I hope to get 400 bhp out of the YS block, but with oversized pistons and porting, that will be a stretch for a 350 HP motor with original exhaust manifolds...my original intent was to install a 455 crank, and build her from there, but, I'm going to stick with the 400 crank and see what happens. I'll give you the dyno numbers when she comes in. No worries...she'll be back on the road by 15 July...I may be broke by then, but she'll be on the road!