[efhughes3]

Aurel, I feel for you. I would've been tempted to keep my 130K 3.2 case intact. The "good news"? I missed a shift and was forced to split mine to replace rod bolts. Saved me a lot of time on the fence.

My bearings and crank were all good, but I too saw some wear on the intermediate shaft bearings, so in that regard, it was a good thing. As stated above, much of the cost is in the top end, it kind of makes sense to go all the way.