yeah cheers for the vote of confidence

and massive thanks for the assumption that im somehow poor because i dont have forged pistons already, seeing as back in the day i bought these cast items when they cost as much as forged do now

if you insist on insulting me n the things i do son, at least do a bit of research, i aint no cheapskate, just didnt wana buy another set of pistons if mine could be used. maybe i will go buy some forged items, seeing as im willing to spend 100quid+ on mere nuts and bolts from ford, i wudnt class myself as a tight arse

phil, im just gonna leave it for the time being n get the shell built up, then make a final decision. might even look into the decompression plate copper headgasket option, who knows