Unless its wounded i would just run the short block as is. Spend your money on the heads and any other odds and ends you need, like ignition, carb, etc. save your coins and next teardown you will have all the goods to hang on a well done short block. Otherwise you'll just end up with crap shoot used, mismatched, machine work not ideal for later, or stuff you wont want when you do it right at some point.


I want my fair share