Engine Rebuild ????'s
 

I am sure you guys see alot of these posts but if you could help me out I would be really grateful. Here's the scoop-
The engine is out of a 90 LX w/160k. It ran fine, the car was wrecked. I was wondering-
Can I just clean up the bore, use stock internals and rering if everything looks good?

If I get the block bored .030 do I have to tell the machine shop what kind of rings I will be using? Anyone know why?

I would like to stay below $1000 for the short block. Am I dreaming?

Is torque plate honing really critical in a car that will be abused on the street w/ occasional AutoX? I ask because I am in Italy and no one here does it.

Since this is my first rebuild would I be better off just getting a 306 kit to avoid alot of the measuring?

Does anyone make a rebuild kit for E-7's? I plan to port them out a bit.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks alot.

I would say if everything is not too worn your safe with the stock internals,I would just have it cleaned good and new freeze plugs to be safe.Any machine shop that knows what their doing will ask what type of rings you plan on using,this determines the type of stone they use to put the final cross hatch on the piston wall to allow the rings to seat properly.I would say that the torque plate honing is a good idea on any engine block and its not that much more expensive.I would go to the 306,that way you start out with fresh bores and depending on what you want for pistons I would say you could do it for under $1,000 if you go with the stock internals.Im not sure about the E-7s.