[DeTomaso] Good news, bad news

[Daniel C Jones]

> Time to call the crankshaft supplier.

Are you looking to offset grind another OEM cast iron 351C crank?  A problem
with running an offset ground cast production crank is you don't know the
history of the crank and cast cranks are more prone to cracks.

With the advent of inexpensive imported stroker cranks, there's little reason
to offset grind the OEM stuff any longer.  However, you are probably looking
to re-use your existing pistons and connecting rods.  I don't recall any 3.7"
stroke imported cranks.  SCAT, Eagle and K1 have 3.75" stroke and there are
3.85", 3.9" and 4" stroke cranks available (in addition to 3.5" stock stroke
cranks).   What is your connecting rod length and piston pin height
(A.K.A. compression height)?  Is your engine internal or external balance?

Dan Jones