looks much better, you still need to clean it before assembly withlint free cloth
thanks for the tip joe d! I did plan on doing this of course. I was looking the crank over once I got it home and saw little "chips" in the journal surfaces. I got scared for a second, but upon further inspection I saw that these "chips" were just little pieces of dust in the post-grind oily surface. I will have to get them off before assembly (which may come later today to some extent!)
Yesterday I made no progress because the mid-plate gasket in my M21 was leaking. It took me hrs to get it back together after I split it apart just enough to get some permatex on the gasket.
If you guys ever rebuild a muncie and people tell you it's easy they are f**king liars. I have a cold heart to my M21 after having to put the tail housing on it a couple times. There are hard feelings between us.
Josh, I will indeed keep the pics and info coming. Thanks for paying attention guys!