Your much better off directing a engine builder yourself because a restoration shop will probably go the cheapest route IE. when the builder askes restow shop what do you want,
They will say bone stock cheaply so as to maximise their profit, they may not say last part out loud
and what that means is reused stock rods not even resized hanging on 8 eyebrow cast pistons, knurle valve guides with stock valve seals marginal valve grind and reused stock springs luckily shimmed, chinese lifters that will malfunction on your third drive
you most likely will end up dissatisfied with this approach and feel cheated
I am a fan of doing it yourself but i started doing that around 1976 you will stub your toe now and again but overall its worth it
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