[curtis73]

Well, thanks to all of your recomendations, I've decided the following:

I'm going to completely disassemble both engines down to every nut and bolt. I have ARP rod and main bolts, all new fel pro gaskets, a new high-volume Melling pump, and a few other goodies. Of course I have to wait on bearings until I measure the journals, but I'm pretty set on parts to make one engine out of these two. I bought some micrometers, a dial indicator, and I already have some good vernier calipers, so I will measure everything meticulously. I'll take the best of what I have and re-machine anything that might need it and make one good engine. My guess is the "new" block will be better than the old one, and I already know the "new" crank is not the greatest since I noticed the front snout threads were partly stripped. I'll most likely use some 049 heads I have on the shelf that I know are straight and have a good 3-angle valve job.

Then I'll probably take the remaining parts, re-machine what I need, assemble it with the factory intake and a factory regrind cam and sell it on Ebay.

Thanks Soooooo much for the helps folks. Keep it coming if you think of anything else.