[SEL] bore and sleave an engine question

[John Hall]

Heres an alternative to making a piston from a casting--especially if you 
have to make the casting. Try making one out of a solid chunk of cast iron. 
the only draw back I see would be having to relieve all the material between 
the bosses where rod goes---probably go a little slow having to use 
"extended" tooling. May not be real practical on big pistons but on the 
little ones it should be faster than having to go through the process of 
making castings-----unless you just want to do it. Then again, it's simpler 
to just go buy a good engine than to restore a worn out basket 
case-----unless you just want to do it.

John Hall