We then hustled over to Performance Automotive Warehouse (PAW) where we picked up a Deluxe Engine Rebuild kit that included a set of 0.010-under rod and main bearings, Hastings 5/64-inch rings ...

Initially this was just an abandoned 4.8-liter/5.3-liter truck engine yanked from a 2005-era Chevy truck ... we were presented with several rebuild scenarios. The simplest idea was to bore ...