Well got bad news on the 440 front from my cousin and his shop manager. Looks like it's confirmed my fear. The block isn't usable in current shape. The scratches in the cylinder walls are too deep for a hone, plus the bores aren't perfectly round. Just barely out of round. Shop says .040 would fix the scratches but they are concerned about the roundness. They said it's probably just be best to sleeve and bore over to 0.030 so I can use my existing rorating assembly or buy new pistons if the bore will square up. Or buy a Virgin block and start over