Hi all, still looking if anyone can help. Cheers.

Thanks for that. Dates are great but I really need the 14 holes as they are for a really odd Shelby engine I have. Cheers.

How are you checking?

On a piston like that where you can't put your bridge directly over the wrist pin, you need to rotate until the piston is as high in its travel as it can be, then put your bridge on one side of the piston.  Push down all the way, record the measurement, then push down all the way on the opposite end of the piston so it will rock up in the other direction, then record your measurement.  Average the two and you can see how far down it is. 

I wouldn't expect the numbers to be so different on adjacent holes, even on factory blocks that have not been square decked, it will be similar, but you'll see extreme measurements on opposite ends of the decks.

Thanks for pointing that out Brent, a big opps. I machined an ally bridge that I bolted down to the block for rigidity and consistency. The worst of them is 0.028" to -0.004", a total of 0.032". That seems a bit excesive? I am going to put each piston on the CMM at work next week and see what I get. Cheers.

You are right Jay, they are about $6k. I actually insert the seats in the head before a final machine of the combustion chambers. I have a fellow over here by the name of Martin White doing the guide and seat machining at the moment. He is also going to flow the single billet port I made fow when I did the initial prototype. I will post the results once he gets there. Cheers, Warren.

Hi Kevin, I can email a dxf of it for you. I have made my own copper head gaskets. Cheers, Warren.

Hi Jay, It's interesting to read all of the responses you have received about this topic. They vary so much from comparing HP for $ spent to the down and out nostalgic nut like myself. I have always wanted a cammer since my dad drove his 65 Gal as a daily drive. Back then I never dreamt of owning one little lone seeing a real side oiler. Its funny, I am 46 years down the road and in the last ten years or so, I have owned 2 NOS side oiler blocks, still have 2 sets of NOS medium riser heads, a set of tunnel port heads and am building a Shelby aluminum blocked cammer with Munro heads and a efi hilborn set up. I still haven't got every thing, but getting close. The real answer to your question is that if you are a fanatic of these engines, the most worrying and frustrating part is the availability of the parts. If there was a real source for a trusted, one stop shop, the cost isn't that relevant. If someone wants to build any type of engine for big HP. the answer is always the same - Cubic Inches Over Dollars. I wish I could find a truly reliable source. I have added a very rough add up of "prices" I found on line. Please feel free to correct me or add to the list for something I have forgoten. Cheers. Ps, this is a great forum.