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Thanks for the recent posts. I wanted to update those that were following this thread. Unfortunately, one of the cylinders needs a sleeve due to some pitting, not a huge deal, but the block and heads checked out and we'll be moving forward with the build. Thanks again FBBO for your time, and...

Thanks everyone. Over the weekend I found a smoking deal on a '68 440 bare block (excellent shape), standard bore, and heads! I dropped it off on Sunday, so hopefully everything checks out. Cheers

What are your thoughts on the bare '68 block currently at another engine builder? It has already been blasted, cleaned, and magnaflux'd. This does come with a warranty if my builder deems it unusable. If I went this route, I would use my internals (minus a few things such as pistons), being they...

Thanks everyone for your input, and I'll take it all into consideration when making my decision. Ultimately, I'll go with what the engine builder prefers, but this helps with talking points. Cheers!

Thanks. After re-reading what I wrote, it seems pretty obvious that the '67 would be the better candidate.

Long story short, I received a call from my engine builder yesterday stating he found a significant crack by one of the frost plugs during the tear down/tanking of the motor. I talked with a family member who repairs blocks, and he said it could be fixed, but I’ve lost confidence in the motor...

For what its worth, Mancini sent me a harmonic balancer a while back that was completely different than the one on their site (same part number though). It was scuffed, and looked to be repackaged as well. I sent them an email about my concern and they sent me out a new one, the correct one...