Esprit HC Block with non HC internals and head - Advice

[robsartain]

Hi All,

Cutting a long story short, I have a Esprit 1984 2.2 Turbo.I have put a piston through the side of the block and unfortunately the block isn`t repairable.

I have been offered a bare block (no crank, pistons, rods etc...) The block I believe is a HC block and has Aluminium liners and not the cast liners I have in my current block.
From research I know the pistons were different on the HC engines, but will a non-HC piston work fine ? also will a non HC head also work fine.

Are there any other pitfalls I should watch out for or know about ?
Can anyone list the differences between a HC engine and non HC ?

Also I am looking at swapping the pistons and make them drop forged. Is there a known off the shelf piston I can use ? or am I going to have to get them specially made ?

Thanks in Advance for all advice
Rob