I said worthless for two reasons;
1) because, that could very well be the only part of his 318long that gets reused. and
2) 318 blocks are like dirt; they are everywhere, underfoot, and everybody has one in the shed taking up valuable space, that they would love to give away. I probably have, shoot I don't even remember how many, maybe 8 to 10 of them, and I would give every one of them away.
If yur gonna spend $3000 to $5000 on a rebuild, why oh why would you not spend a $100 or perhaps $200 on a 360/5.9M core? Especially to motivate a nearly 4000 pound truck.
The 318TC compensation alone will cost more than that.
IDK how many times I gotta say this; a 318 is fine at 10 pounds per cube,at sealevel, but by the time you get to 3800/318=11.95 pounds per cube,at 1843 ft elevation the build is going seriously away from streetable. I mean we're talking 3800/10 pounds per horsepower= 380 hp, and in a 318, the bottom end is going away fast. Whereas an alloy headed 360 is just getting started. I mean they fall together at that, with a tiny cam, and have gobs of low-rpm power.
But Hey
I'm getting used to you beating me up, so carry on.