Mint condition Chevy Nova, rebuilt engine?

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I recently bought a very nice 69 Chevy Nova with 168k miles on it. The body and interior is virtually mint and all original. The seller (retired diesel Mechanic) said he personally rebuilt the Engine at 125K... NOW I'm a car guy and builder and I am no dummy when it comes to the mechanics and I know a good deal when I see one. This Nova ran great with no issues what so ever. I decided that I wanted to go to a 383 cu and turbo 400 Tranny. I pulled the engine out and took it apart...I was floored in what I found....3 of the cylinders were Standard size....2 of them were .030 over...and the rest were .060 over size....NOW tell me why someone would rebuild an engine in this manner?? LOL
I didn't really care what condition the engine was in. I was mainly after the body and interior. Thats what I do, UP GRADES, the 383 and turbo 400 scream. I put some 4:11 gears in the rear....WOW, lots of fun....
 
cheap no good not really smart person is the only type of person that would. do that to another person
 
He saw you coming , i would have thought the engine would have run like a one legged pig , sounds to me like he chose the pistons to follow the wear ,not rebore to standard outsize and fit normal outsize pistons which would have cost four times more. an exercise in cheap to con and you were
 
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