thanks for the advice guys, he also said it was the original bore/pistons, the block is all in tact but it needs bearings and rings, the heads are also bare. He even invited me over to go check out his BBC collection, he does really like the rims though. But i'm still kinda skeptical about it, why not build that one if you have a collection? I would love a BBC always wanted the 396 but a 454 is good too, but i do like those rims to lol.