[Old Yeller 1970]

My high nickel block was rebuilt at 100,000 by the PO and bored .030" over. I put a total of 144,000 miles on that build before pulling it apart to do the performance build up. My engine builder who used to race circle track profesionally, told me it was the most desirable block of that erra and there was so little wear on the cylinders that unless I just wanted to bore it out to .060" he could hone it to .040" and leave one more build in the block. Needless to say I had him hone it.

From what I've heard and read about the 302's, they were a racing engine designed to run at 8000 RPMs. I suppose you could do that but since they went in light weight cars I think you'd be disappointed with the lack of torque (needed to move a truck) that a high reving 302 would produce.