Breathing new life into the 318 in the Scamp!
I think those are wise words, coming from your grand pappy. I started to tear this down in my head, 5 years from now. So if I managed to gain another 50k on these cylinders, even with new rings and a hone, I'd be out an entire engine gasket set again, the car would be down again and I'd have to do all of the work... again.
I think if I just keep this engine nice once I build it, keep some Brad Penn oil in it and put everything in a fresh bore, I can manage to get another 170K out of it.
I got another quote today for $140 for a bore and hone, but I think I'm looking at longer turn around time. I think the other place is a one man shop, one day turn around kind of deal and I still think my money is best spent there.
The silver lining to this cloud is that while I have the iron out of the car, I can check runout on my newly acquired bellhousing, scribe the high spot on the bell, check the replacement crank index diameter and depth and buy the offset dowels and pilot bushing or bearing that I need for the O/D swap, to keep from having to wait for parts during that project, soon after the engine is all done.