[3W Hank]

This is just me thinking.
Been in engines since mid 80’s, but not FH, but racing in NHRA stock with Hemis 9.70’s and 3.700 LBS, but sold China stroker kits for some years until low pricing cruched market ( that was over 15 years ago and quit as I did not like the smell of the Chinese oil and help their business ) and I has grind cranks, balance crank and linebore is my daily work, sell line bore fixtures world wide( BlockLiner ) and I’m European dealer of Turner balancers and sold near 200 of them since 2002.
Started in a WInona and a Berco 1985 cutting steel.

-I dont like Taiwan parts or steel in a old Henry.
A crank Merc crank from the swap remove plugs, hot tank it, check on cracks, grind it.
Use the std rods and if cylinders was Ok just leave rhem up ruff upp clean and get Ross pistons and 1.5 mm rings.
Shore pistons might cost but crank/rods is not that pricy plus good ol’ Henry.

I know a guy had a 8BA and std bore and 4” crank and std rods and idea was thickest possible wall and not press in cylinders more than needed.
Ok this was racing, you has a street motor.
I actually has one of his old rods here.
He was RPM it and went 156 MPH at 7K foot 20 years ago in a big Merc.
For me that say something and hat off and cool factor big.

But again, just my ideas.
I has a Eagle CSB up in balancer now and it sad to see we need to has Chinese make it for us.
Sweden us famous on steel and forgings.
Ex where I live ( mid Sweden ) they brought up the metal Henry used for bearings ( SKF ) but now in north Sweden idea is ’green steel’ and it cost all here a fortune in taxes and its a big disastre ( green people in charge ) as no one will pay more for green steel, and Chinese will not invest in green steel…
So the Chinese or Taiwan made steel is not just my cup of tea.
But dont take my word on it.