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62 Tri Carb project .
Ok so I take the bare block to the shop to have it checked over for whats needed .
I know one cylinder is going to need sleeving but I hoped the other five would just need honing and away we go .
I was hoping to just use the original pistons as they are ok and standard size . No such luck all the bores need to be bored out and new pistons etc ....but then I got thinking ....if my standard pistons are useable with new rings then why not just sleeve all the bores and resize the new sleeves to original bore dimension and use my original pistons ??
Sleeves are cheap compared to pistons and your boring out the block anyway so why not ??
Im not being cheap I just dont like tossing away good parts and Im not trying to build a high performance race motor here just keep it standard and simple /reliable .
Opinions anyone or am I out to lunch here ?
If I do go with new pistons is there any demand for good used original sized pistons ....I have two full sets with rods etc as Im making one good engine out of two .
Ok so I take the bare block to the shop to have it checked over for whats needed .
I know one cylinder is going to need sleeving but I hoped the other five would just need honing and away we go .
I was hoping to just use the original pistons as they are ok and standard size . No such luck all the bores need to be bored out and new pistons etc ....but then I got thinking ....if my standard pistons are useable with new rings then why not just sleeve all the bores and resize the new sleeves to original bore dimension and use my original pistons ??
Sleeves are cheap compared to pistons and your boring out the block anyway so why not ??
Im not being cheap I just dont like tossing away good parts and Im not trying to build a high performance race motor here just keep it standard and simple /reliable .
Opinions anyone or am I out to lunch here ?
If I do go with new pistons is there any demand for good used original sized pistons ....I have two full sets with rods etc as Im making one good engine out of two .