I have ended up with 2 360's now. My mechanic tore apart the first one (1977 with factory 4bbl)and it has already been rebuilt once. Pistons are .030" over and are in good shape but the cylinders need honing/rings at minimum (1 rusty cylinder). He is asking me if it is necessary to bore it again, do I want to go through with it. He had a 350 chevy in his nova that was .060" over and it always ran hot. I know they are completely different animals, but would the same concerns apply? I see fastengineparts has a rebuild kit that is .040" also, so I wouldn't necessarily have to go the full .060" over.
My other 360 (1990 with 2bbl) has 125,000 miles and was running when pulled a few weeks ago. I don't think this one has been overhauled. I was going to just drop it in and run it, but I hate to put an old grungy motor in my fresh restoration. So if I'm going to rebuild one of them I may want to do this one .030" over instead.
Any suggestions or recommendations from the motor gurus?