[crustysarge]

I was looking for a spare block to ship over to Italy with a buddy's stuff and found a 73 455 that was abandoned in a shop, wrapped in plastic on a pallet for $250. Guy did some work for the shop owner who didn't have cash so he offered up some engines he could sell. Customer's left behind. Buddy is picking it up today and I will get more details but apparently it has been honed and is still std bore, decked and ready to assemble. I'll know for sure the bore tomorrow. I also plan on having it magged and checked out to be safe.

This will be a mild street engine. I need to get a balanced rotating assembly for it before it leaves the US in early March. I see most all assemblies sold are .030 or more and see nothing in std size. Cast crank and good pistons are fine. I don't mind paying for a stroker kit but can't find one in std bore. What are my best options? I guess buy an aftermarket cast crank, new rods and pistons and get a shop to balance? Open to ideas. Budget not a problem, but it is street engine that will see maybe 1,000 miles a year...I want minimum headache for my buddy, don't want to burden him with machine shop round-a-bout and would really like to mail order a ready to go assembly.