I'll be starting a rebuild shortly and the first step will be getting the rotating assembly balanced. I don't think any place in the area does anything except mostly domestic work- is there anything special that I should tell them?
Also, what exactly should I give them for balancing?
Rods
Pistons
Crank
flywheel
clutch
crank pulley
anything else?

Thanks-Ben

 

give the machine shop all of the rotating assy. the pistons should be balanced from the manufactures within 1 gram of each other. the rods should be within a gram and then the crank should be balanced as well. with all that done you should be fine

 

My balancer wanted everything in your list and....:

Wrist Pins w/clips
Rod Bolts
Timing Belt Pulley (one on the crank)
Pressure Plate (w/bolts)
Flywheel Bolts