Got the rods back from being rebuilt (magged, resized, checked for straightness, side beams polished, static balanced, pin bushings checked)
The shop that did the work(A BMW tuning shop in So Cal) said they were the best stock rods he had seen in terms of strength and straightness. He said he wished BMW rods were this good. Block is being bored today. Should be able to assemble the bottom end without rings to check deck height this weekend.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT