Thanks everyone for all the helpful input.
I was quietly hoping that, as no-one had mentioned the crank till just now, it meant for the level of tuning I was looking at the crank would be ok! But deep down I had a feeling it would be taking a risk.
I would love to be able call one of the trusted suppliers tomorrow and order myself a crank, but on top of the costs of pistons, rebore, balancing work, etc it's going to be beyond my current budget. I could wait and save up, but I wouldn't be driving the car this year which would be a shame.
With that in mind, I wonder if I'm better to go back to the idea of simply cleaning this engine up and throwing it back together in stock form, with some gaskets and a light hone, maybe the 37 head?, and that way I can get a few miles under my belt this summer.
If I'm enjoying myself, I can then maybe look out for a spare engine to rebuild and tune 'properly' in the future.
I was quietly hoping that, as no-one had mentioned the crank till just now, it meant for the level of tuning I was looking at the crank would be ok! But deep down I had a feeling it would be taking a risk.
I would love to be able call one of the trusted suppliers tomorrow and order myself a crank, but on top of the costs of pistons, rebore, balancing work, etc it's going to be beyond my current budget. I could wait and save up, but I wouldn't be driving the car this year which would be a shame.
With that in mind, I wonder if I'm better to go back to the idea of simply cleaning this engine up and throwing it back together in stock form, with some gaskets and a light hone, maybe the 37 head?, and that way I can get a few miles under my belt this summer.
If I'm enjoying myself, I can then maybe look out for a spare engine to rebuild and tune 'properly' in the future.