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My GPW block is back from the machinist...Hmmm 4 years wait.
The block had some corrosion evident and it was a 50/50 call if I should find another block. The machining turned out sort of OK , but even at +40 the bores have some tiny pit marks visible. The opinion of the G503 experts is: the Willys blocks are better , with thicker castings and less prone to cracks. The engine machine shops are mosty gone in this part of the world, retired and closed. You have to travel a long distance to find one. The remaining engine machinist guys know this and they charge like a wounded bull and don't care how long it takes. The VMVC guys use a business in the S.E. suburbs of Melbourne, that's where I will be going next time.
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