Need some opinions on where to go from here...

i meant to mention before
A 1977 360. The bores should've been honed regardless, those bores are 48 years old, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't need to be bored.
that was my first thought too dan, but then i noticed he reused the same piston/rings/rods so they're already matched/bedded to their respective bores.
neil.