You know its about the same price to buy a brand new block now.
I just had a 427 block machined up. Bored lined bored cleaned and new cam bearings which I supplied $900.
A brand new block costs that.
What car are you running.
Ive got a 58 fiat 500 racer with an austin healy sprite engine fitted. Held the lap record for its class at oran pk in 61/62.
It's a shame Oran Park is gone it was a good track, did you race that car ? If you did you should get back into it best fun you can ever have sitting down.