hand scraped main bearings

[Kevin in NJ]

Quite frankly, having been around the hobby since 1970, it has never been cheap to do a car right. I would guess it has just kept pace with inflation.

You do not need perfect bearings for a smiths conversion. It generates 40psi just above idle with enough flow to run a fairly large end coming out of a pressure pot. We have one based on a worn out B block with 'select' parts. Babbitt with cracks is likely ok as it does not come apart quick, that is one of the nice things about babbitt, it fails over a long time.

You will need a large coil of hose in water and a good way to separate a high flow of air from the water. You can go into a large tank and just keep the valve at the bottom cracked open to constantly drain the water.