Pistons are finally hung!

Does that sound dirty? Eh who cares?? I finally got all the shiny (they actually are!) pistons inserted into the block! It was VERY messy (the instructions called for the use of a "lot of oil") and I cut my hand in several places (darn piston ring compressor has sharp edges!), BUT I'm pretty sure I got all of them in without scratching either the bores or the pistons, so there's at least that!

However, I did find that during the machine work, the freeze plugs were removed, which was unexpected... Here's hoping there's a way to get the new ones back in without some sort of expensive hydraulic device that I don't have stashed in my garage! ;-)