My '75 Scamp 383 Build

Murray said

I think you are getting ahead of yourself. First you need to mic the bores and the pistons to see if you can reuse them. You need to mic the crank to determine its condition. The #1 engine killer is old connecting rod bolts- replace with ARP. You should replace the cam and lifters, maybe upgrade. Good luck.

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Yes, that was one more "don't cut corner on". Replacing the rod bolts and having the rods resized. I just don't build one anymore without doing that. Just sit there and think for a second.......how many times have the factory rod bolts been slung around the crank center line? Did you know that rod bolts stretch a tiny amount like rubber bands when the engine is revved? It's true. They can only stand that "so much". I'd hate to see a 60 dollar set of rod bolts cost an engine. Even a budget build.