Armond/Panic,
I milled a hole in the deck of my 302 so I could check the cylinder wall thickness before I bored the block. The thickness was about the same as the OEM 350 SBC's I've measured; (0.250")
I did fill the block with Hard-Blok to the bottom of the water outlet before I bored it 0.125". With the stock stroke the engine is now 320.7 cid.
My rod ratio is now 2.03:1
With the Hudson rods the cam barrel had to be notched slightly in 12 places for rod clearance.
After building the 302 I was very surprised how thin the casting was in most places.
Ron
