It's quite possible I misunderstood what parts do what. From what I understood zinc was what prevented the wear, but this is my first time consulting the experts.
You have no idea. I got it back with the TV cable loose, two quarts low in the trans, steering line loose to the box, they replaced the entire AC system and had to open it again once already because the blend doors weren't hooked up right. It looses refrigerant in a day and they're going to have to pull the dash again to find where because they already tightened the loose fitting at the accumulator where it was spraying out. It also stalls if you floor it and has no vacuum advance because he's waiting on a jet kit and adjustable vacuum regulator. It's been a mess to say the least.
The engine is a fresh 383, eagle bottom, vortec heads, mild cam. I do not know why they went with a flat tappet cam, these blocks are already drilled and tapped for rollers and I foolishly assumed they would go that route. The engine was built by another local shop who picked what parts to order and assembled it not realizing the crank needs to get balanced. You should have felt how much it shook when I first went to pick it up and told them they needed to figure out what was going on. I really, really miss having a house and land where I could do major jobs myself because farming it out is not going well.
