[GB SISSON]

I had a day today where it seemed the best project was to finally flip this engine over, pull the pan and see what we have in there. Nice and clean like the valve area, and lubriplate squeezed out of the bearings, still fresh looking. I noticed no safety wire or hole for it in the oil pump mounting bolt. Next thing I noticed is that it had obviously been balanced and the rods and caps had been re-stamped on the freshly ground off surfaces. Then I noticed that it had 8ba rods. Ok, now I had to find out if they used the proper 8ba crank with the double holes on each throw. Yes indeed and all the nuts and bolts met proper torque as well. I do have a question regarding the flywheel. The one that's on it is very rusty on the mating surface and I notice the ring gear is welded in a few spots, which sort of bugs me. I have a few good looking extra flywheels in my stash and wonder what I should be looking for. 8ba flywheel or 59ab style? I know there can be starter matchup issues. What ever is on it now seems to work well with the starter on it. I think one type is drilled all the way through. This is drilled for an 11" clutch, so I'll have more choices if I should decide to switch it out. Thanks in advance.