Ok....Just an FYI if you weld anything to the crank and it is not balanced and machined properly it can and more than likely WILL be off balance. This can cause all sorts of crazy stuff to happen.
Here is a pick of my block...it was rubbed and is completely junk now...
Then here is the lovely job the previous owner did. Yummy....
As you can see they welded it on there. God knows what else because just while trying to cycle the pistons up and down with a little ratchet and maybe 30lbs of pressure the CRANK broke. Yeah tons of fun. Just an fyi....not saying it will happen but it could. Please keep us posted so others will know what to do if they have the same issue.