360 Re-Ring? Temporary Engine. Will it run fer a year?

Hi All,

Have this 74 360 4-bar TQ motor / 727 trans was going to put back in my car. I mean it came out of my car and was running smooth and fine. Has 125k on it.

Since I mainly want to just drive around and shake down the suspension while I build my nine-million horse power 440..

I was thinking of re-ringing the 360 motor, leaving in the original cam bearings, maybe try to hone the cylinders a little, just new freeze plugs and pressure wash the engine oil passages and motor out best I can before assembly, stock valves and job on the heads w/ mild springs, mild cam, new bearings, oil pump, rpm intake, carb spacer, thermoquad, summit headers. Hopefully I will get 500 hp. Just kidding, hopefully I will get like 250 - 300 hp and it will last me a year of mild driving.

My question is:

any body do this re-ring overhaul and have any luck with a 360 motor lasting for a year or so? I guess it all depends on the crank and cylinders which I have not looked at.


Second question, on a mild spring / cam, stock valve job and valves, can I use the factory valve retainers and keepers?

Third, what the heck kind of honing should I do on the cylinders? Bead hone? Rigid hone? I used a rigid once and it was a colossal failure as the motor started blowing by in 1 month.

Any thoughts will be appreciated, regardless of what they are.