Hate to hear this. How many miles did you have on it? Looks like something definitely ate itself, but maybe it's not a total loss. If it was a lifter or a bearing to have a knock or a tap. Not sure what a growl could be. Initial thought is maybe the oil pump or timing set. Hang in there. I know it can be frustrating. I got pretty adept at pulling my engine apart last year.
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'68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac ( build thread | walk around)
'74 Ventura 350
'69 AMC Javelin SST
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