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Stainless bolts with anti seize are considered the best option on the wp.
Most of these sbf motors still have crosshatching visible on the cylinder walls even after 150k+ miles, so usually a hone and new rings makes it good again. If you measure the rod journals carefully, you might want to get bearings that are .001" undersize so you don't have too large of clearance there. The mains usually are still good with standard bearings in my experience, but its worth measuring those up as well.
Most of these sbf motors still have crosshatching visible on the cylinder walls even after 150k+ miles, so usually a hone and new rings makes it good again. If you measure the rod journals carefully, you might want to get bearings that are .001" undersize so you don't have too large of clearance there. The mains usually are still good with standard bearings in my experience, but its worth measuring those up as well.