I'm curious as all hell. I would personally love to see this engine run, I really would, but it seems so bizarre.
Like the "deck height" thread, he said he didn't have a piston yet. I would never (and I mean never) take my cylinder to a machinist and hack off the bottom without ever having a piston to make my own measurements, ESPECIALLY if I already know that I'll be using a flat-top piston or something other than stock.
We're just trying to help the guy because many of us have made the mistakes we see coming. I truly, and honestly, hope it all works out for him.