Not anything in relation to my quote but I love Uncle Tony really... but anyway $1200 isn't the end of the world in 2023 money. Take the engine and hone it and assemble it and fire it up if it isn't machined to your liking send it out. Alot of people "fresh assemble " an engine and it sits for like 15 years till they decide to part with it, looking at it, Id tear it all the way down anyway and see just what is good /reusable with it. Id bet if you opened Uncle Tonys slaghammer 383 it looks just the same...:) sorry I had to LOL! lighten up will ya its 1200 your talking about not 3800 which is what a hot drop in 340 would actually cost ya...