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Finally got the block back from the machine shop today. Not much time to do anything with it other than put a piston in one of the cylinders to see how it fits. The machinist honed it tight (The piston was very snug) so I could more accurately measure the deck height without the piston rocking in the bore then back for final honing/decking if necessary to achieve .040" squish clearance. Hopefully this weekend I will have time to assemble the bottom end without rings to see where I am on deck height. Just feeling through the coolant passages I could barely discern any difference in cylinder wall thickness-it’s still plenty thick. My machinist thought it was not worth sonic testing due to the substantial remaining thickness. Pics to come.
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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
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