Got the block back today

I got a call from HRD today and nipped over there to pick up the stripped and machined block. It was mainly good news - the second hand pistons had been cleaned and a few little areas had been dressed so that they'll be good as new. That saved about £255 over the cost of new ones - Yay!

The Camshaft was given a clean bill of health - 'good as new' was the verdict.

The block itself had been re-faced and re-bored to +.040" and it's been through the parts washer, too.

The bad news was that the crank bearings were shot so I left the crank with them for polishing and they're also going to supply replacement bearings. Apparently the crank has been re-ground in the past and it's just a polish required and it'll be good as new.

Here are a few pictures of my engine, minus a few parts.