LA 360 Engine refresh?

I have a "spare" '69 X-head 340 but I'm very reluctant to let it go. You don't find them on every street corner. Besides, I "stole" the forged crank out of it for my current '72 340 build. Figure if I ever build this one I'll go aftermarket forged.
The 360 can be built to perform equally.
Agreed. The only thing I dislike about 360 is the external balance. you need two distinct setups to swap fron internal to external balance. I have one 340 together and a 318 that will drop in and run,and I am in the process of getting another 340 together. I like the straight swap interchangeability between 318/340 with internal balance. Just to clarify not all 340s are internal balance I think the late 340s (72-73) are external balance also.