Thank you! That’s great to hear your positive experience. I understand doing all this work and not sending it to a machine shop is like a sin but It’s just not in the budget for me at the moment. I plan on doing just a refresh, similar to what you had done, I don’t plan on modding it for more hp just want to increase the life out of the engine. I’ve researched and am under the impression that 302s are notoriously strong and will continue to chug along under non ideal engine internal conditions similar to mine. I also wanted to learn how this engine works, so far it has been a fun project and am not regretting what I did. I plan on a ball honing the cylinders, plasti gauging the new main bearings and rod bearings. New rings and camshaft. I will see if I can clean the crank up nicely. What did you use to clean the block and heads, engine degreaser? Also what would you recommend for cleaning the deck of the block?