It's worth the money just for the block & crank. Only issue you may have is having the correct engine mounts locations on the block, there are adapter plates that solve that problem. Listen to engine run, if seems fine, clean it up & put it in! If and/or when it goes belly up, perfect bottom end to build. Lots of quality parts out there now, can build a nice stout 455 for not a ton of money. You might get lucky & have it run strong for a good time. Buy it!