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"The last one ever", Larry? That must mean it's worth 5x as much as the rest, huh?

(Good to see you back around here!)

I'd think twice about any case that actually needs align-boring. The Type IV cases are bulletproof when compared to the Type I (magnesium) cases. Type Is get align-bored every rebuild pretty much, but bearings for a Type IV that has had the job done are tough to find and tend to be $$$. I have been advised by more than one source, "If it needs align-boring, throw the case away."

Yes, I did go ahead and have my case align-bored. It needed it because of majorly excessive crankshaft longitudinal play. If I had it to do over again, I would have thrown the case away.

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