My engine guy reported that he bored the cylinders to .040 to get them cleaned up nice. It's a 53 F100 V8 Flattie. We are putting a Merc crank in it cause the original one had a crack... which is a good thing, as it gives us a longer stroke.

However, he asked me to ask you guys:
Got the Ford off the boring bar this morning. It cleaned up at .040. My concern is that the cylinder walls are corroded on the water jacket side more than I like. Can you check on your forumn and find what they feel what is acceptable with the 4 inch stroke crank as it will put more leverage on the cylinder walls. See if anyone of them feels we need to sleeve the block or ???

What do you guys think? I'm thinkin this is just gonna be a daily, not a race car truck.