Special Series 1300 Restoration

So... Crank checked and said to be only needing a fine polish- virtually zero wear! Very pleased. However, not all good news... Cylinder bores are worn and engineer said 'some people would make do with it but you'd only be putting off the inevitable... if it were mine I'd want to rebore it'. So it's gonna be done. To what extent will only be decided when we have some oversized pistons in our hands and can be 100% certain of their size.
I've noticed a few sets of pistons available in various oversizes and also I've spotted some HC pistons... should I or shouldn't I? I already have a hot cam and a twin DCNF set up to go on if I choose to fit them... might be a nice combination. Any thoughts?

That's a cracking workspace you have there, very envious of that. Mine lives in a garage that is so full of other junk the car needs to come outside to work on it. At least it's under cover, I suppose.

Those early bumpers make a good looking car into a stunner, don't they? I hadn't really thought about losing by California bumpers until I started looking at the earlier models.

Yes Hywel, it is great to have an undercover space to work in. Just behind the X1-9 under a cover is a Lancia HPE Volumex... that's my next project

And yes, early bumpers all the way... I really dislike the later bumpers, and I believe the USA spec were even bigger so if your legalities allow for it I would get them off quickly. The true beauty of the design shines through whn the little bumpers are there.

Thanks for your comments

Just been talking to my engine reconditioner chap. He says to avoid the high compression pistons as, a) they only raise the already quite high standard compression slightly, b) they can cause uneven idle, and c) as they are 1mm oversize I'm not leaving anything for later work if it's ever necessary. Oh, and d) they are twice the price! Sounds reasonable.
Any thoughts?

Hi Andrew,
I'm new to this club I've just recently joined, its very humbling to see that I'm not the only one in this situation. I was hoping to join this club much earlier than now, but events with this car had me concentrating on major repairs to the whole body shell.

I think you are doing a sterling job...and hope within the next week or so to upload some pictures of my restoration project. I look forward to more updates on yours and maybe we can compare notes!!!

This is just a small sample of whats to come