LA 360 Engine refresh?

Well, it’s happening. The block, crank and heads are getting picked up tomorrow by a friend who is randomly in the same town the guy is in selling the short block. The engine was thoroughly looked over by a machine shop and is 100% and ready for a build, or so the seller says. From the pics, it’s as clean as a whistle. The stock crank has already been regrinded and the heads look immaculate. $300 for the engine parts and I’m paying my buddy $400 to deliver it to my garage door step... The same as a freight delivery requiring a loading dock, which I was having a hard time finding. He would’ve done it for free, but I know he’s broke and he would’ve come out of pocket on gas otherwise. My buddy is in a small town in Wisconsin filming a documentary and is driving back to LA on Friday in his minivan for a gig. Such welcomed randomness! I bought a series of books that are on their way as well. Next step is to read read and read some more and to start a build page.