Just picked up (2) 327s. One is a .030 over ‘62 flint big number block. All new bottom end. Really nice short block. Still gunna rip it apart and check everything to verify tolerances before running it. Need to pick a cam as well still. 2nd is a 65 block with 461 heads. This block is a core and .060 over. Id love to use it as well. Provided the cylinders are true, what is the success rate of just honing a block to keep the bore? Theres a very slight ridge to deal with. I’ll measure the crank too to see if it even has another turn left. Pistons being around $600 these days, and seeming like .080 over isn't very popular, do they always need a re bore? Id hate to s**** a small journal 327. Just doesn't seem right. Thx all
If you don't intend to put more than 20k-40k miles on it, and it has less than 0.010" taper, you can just run a hone through it and put in new plain cast iron rings, and have fun with it. If the crank has less than a thousandth wear, new bearings will make it last that long easily. And if it doesn't have much wear, and the bearings look good, you can probably re use them as well. Not every engine has to be new inside, you know.
@squirrel is the voice of reason with his above statement. Most of our cars see less than 2500 miles a year and are seldom operated under severe conditions. So, if that engine uses a quart of oil in 500 miles it will be a long time until you use enough oil to get near the cost of a rebuild.
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