no it's not stupid it's required b/c my whole goal here is to keep my daily driver on the road(minimal down time) and end up with a spare block to actually do a real build to. i'm just trying to make a running motor that wont crap out on me for about a year or so... i just need to make it out of school b4 i can afford the rest of my turbo build(forged internals in other words)

basically i want ideas of anything else I should pay attention to while i'm in there not whether or not i should do it. b/c i just need a stock motor for now

also, assuming, my crank and rods are good(in my car right now), would i be able to transplant them with new bearings and such without having the crank turned and such?