The 383 out of the '71 SSP is standard bore with stock pistons. I want to rebuild the engine back to stockish (daily driver with decent fuel mileage). Thinking 300-325 horse.

The loosest cylinder is .007" over standard (most fall in the .004"-.006" range). The couple of pistons I measured seem to be .001" over at the skirt.

I know there is the right way to do things and the wrong way to do things but there is also a space in the middle that allows folks to do things "good enough" sometimes (that space is large for some folks, narrow for others).

Here is the question that you probably already see coming. Can I hone and re-ring my original pistons for a "low" horsepower, low compression build? I think I am out of most, if not all, new pistons specs but would piston slap, etc really be an issue? What would the consequences be?