finally, after years of keeping a used reman'ed TII long block on stash I ripped it apart and found .. I need a crank

I knew it was undercut but hoped it was going to be usefull for a build one day

turns out there was no O ring on the oil pump pickup tube

SO , moving on I need to find a crank for my motor project

I think I saw an add about a year ago for a billet 2.5 crank ??
if anyone can point me that direction I'd like to know more

but I'd like to know more about that heavy old mazzi crank I don't see anyone useing

does it have the same 8 bolt flange for the flywheel ?
(I saw a reman listing stating a 7 bolt crank so I ask)

I presume a regular 8 valve timing pulley would still fit? (after looking at both pics of the pulleys and cranks)

are the main bearings the same size as standard 2.2 bearings?
thrust bearing same or different?

I presume standard common block seals at each end

I know the rod journals are supposedly narrower - was that 0.020 or 0.20 ??
and does the crank look like it could be cut for the wider 2.2 rod while retaining enough strength?
- is the standard rod journal diameter still the same?

(I'd rather not go the narrowed rod and bearing route as rod bearings and I often don't get along well so replacing custom narrowed bearing shells isn't a good plan

**finding "hard" rod bearings is something I've also wanted for a long time

I know it's "heavy" by comparison but I don't really care..
I WAS planing to go a little nuts lightening my steel 2.2 crank so I'm still on the same page so to say

when balancing the crank to match a set of BC rods and JE pistons - which work with the lighter TII crank I have to think there's a lot of weight left on the crank that was intended to make a otherwise ratty little 2.2 run nicely in a "high end luxury car"

weight the crank guy can add to his scrap bin full of shavings