Breathing new life into the 318 in the Scamp!

I'm just going to get an adapter and run it backwards to mate the new carb to the 2bbl intake. Should fix anything new I find.

Maybe, yeah. It depends on how screwball the taper is.

I'm just wondering if I shouldn't slap new pistons in on a new bore. Leakdown was moderate to fair about a month ago. Couldn't get PSI check because of the cam.

I found a really reputable guy, who runs under American Automotive Machine, here in Denver, CO. who does it on his own and has a one day turn around. I was referred to him by Tony Richards at MoPower Masters, who I have known for a long time.

He is going to do the bore and hone for $150. I found a source for true flat top pistons without a valve relief for a 318 in standard and overbore sizes for $100...

I can make up for the slight increase in ring and piston weight on the rods at the small end without having to do any balancing.

I got the main journal bearings and cam bearings in yesterday. I got the rod journal bearings in today from UPS, box was beat to death and partially open, no surprises there from UPS. Everything is ok inside, thanks to bubble wrap. Original bearings will have camshaft in them.

So, do I spend the $250 and have a rebuilt engine? I think I should. There is no deck warping. Gaskets were perfectly fine. The car never ran even close to warm.

The thing is, I've been accumulating parts over the years for a cleanup on something and I don't think it would be a bad idea. I know I had a simple upper end swap, but that's out of the question, so I think I should factor in how much trouble it will be to get the block cleaned up again, when it does start smoking. It has over 170K on it and hasn't been exactly treated with the best oil during all of it's life.