budget build 360

If you're not gonna spray it, reuse the stock pistons. If they are original Chrysler cast pistons, they are high quality. If the bore looks good and it probably does, knock the glaze out with a ball hone. Loose is good with a high performance engine. Get the stock crank turned and new bearings. Have the block deck blueprinted to factory spec. It will be far enough out that that will add a nice chunk of compression right there. Save the most money for heads, induction and exhaust. Put you some of these on it to get compression up. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RHS-20301/ The heads are most important. As long as you are not gonna spray it, those factory cast pistons will be fine....regardless of what some of these forum "experts" will say. You'll have a really inexpensive short block with a great flowing set of heads. The cam and all the rest is up to you.