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Originally Posted by 62pan
Swap meet is probably the best place to look. You really need to place close attention to the deck. My 6-1 was checked for cracks and none found but it took .030 to clean the surface and then I put the flycut back in. After 300 miles I now have a small crack in the water passage near the center of the head. If there is no flycut for the pistons and the deck is questionable keep looking.
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Curious if you know how deep the flycut originally was on the 6:1s...after cutting, mine ended up at 0.035 and I know it was cut 0.025" this time. With the truing up my block needed, we ended up taking 0.015 off the piston tops to provide sufficient piston-to-head clearance.