Take it to the machine shop have them run a dial board gauge in the cylinder and check how much the bore is out on the major thrust side get their opinion before you go honing it
If it’s good you can have them hone it and use the Pistons you have with a set of drop ins if the bores are out
You can always have them Hone it to 40 over and put new pistons in it and start off with a fresh bottom end
You’re going to have to have the crank worked so you might as well do it all have them check the Rods while you’re at it
Rock auto is your friend they have 40 over pistons and drop in rings at a reasonable price
Note make sure you have proper main bearing clearance in these boat anchors otherwise it ain’t gonna work
I got a pretty good shop with some good guys that are willing to help the poor enthusiast out a bit lol .I’m not even going to bother with the stock rods or the 30 over pistons I plan on doing some h beam rods with flat tops got it dropped it off on Friday should know soon what he thinks.If you take it to a machine shop you may as well get ready to rebuild it. They are salesmen.
Probably going to be going .40 overI got a pretty good shop with some good guys that are willing to help the poor enthusiast out a bit lol .I’m not even going to bother with the stock rods or the 30 over pistons I plan on doing some h beam rods with flat tops got it dropped it off on Friday should know soon what he thinks.
And the cam I currently have is a speed pro 1023rProbably going to be going .40 over
When you were first asking whether to run a rusted cylinder or not, I would have never assumed that H-beam rods and 12:1 pistons were in the budget or I would have answered differently. You had better plan on race gas with flat tops and a torque camshaft.I got a pretty good shop with some good guys that are willing to help the poor enthusiast out a bit lol .I’m not even going to bother with the stock rods or the 30 over pistons I plan on doing some h beam rods with flat tops got it dropped it off on Friday should know soon what he thinks.
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