Thank you for the feedback and encouragement guys. Your comments are both appreciated and welcomed.
Things are kinda plugging away here and with 2 engine builds going on at the same time. With that...I have have also become the certified parts runner as of late. Back and forth between 2 machine shops and weekly trips to Montana to pick up parts is the norm the past couple weeks. The good news is the 302 build is nearly done and so is the LT1 hydraulic roller build that's going together. Pistons in the 302 were milled to net 11:1 compression and the assembly was fully balanced and blueprinted. The new heads were going back on today to measure PTV clearance. Tomorrow its time to setup the valve train and measure push rod lengths. Here's some shots of the machine work, balancing and assembly of the short block before the top end goes on. More on the finished engine very soon.
Should be breathing real soon.
(Todd at Muscle Motors using torque plates to bore and hone the CE block.
(Honing out the lifter bores)
(Setting the crank and measuring clearances)
(Milling the Spreed Pro pistons for 11.0:1 compression)
(Forged 1178 crank being balanced up)
(Assembling the short and degreeing in the solid cam)
(Pickup screen being clearance'd to the Z/28 oil pan)
(Checking piston to valve clearance)
(Measuring push rod lengths with the new Trick Flow 186 heads)