He said he's intending to get on with it soon - be good to get it in for this spring.
Long rods should help mate - your's is all steel anyway mate - Arrow thought mine should be good to 9K and although your pistons are probably a little heavier than flat tops, like mine, you'll probably be rev limited by your valve train anyway, as I've found out with broken valve springs.
Fear not mate - It will be awesome.
My pistons should be Lighter as there alot smaller than xflow pistons well 3 1/4 of the size Xflow compression height of 38.8 Mine are 30.43
Your right about valve train fella , would need to limit it somewhere late 8s although with my caculation which are crap should be good for 9000+
BDA / BDG head Next me thinks after ive broken a few bits LOL