440 build for a tow rig/"muscle" truck?

OK making progress, went and picked up that 440 core out of a '73 New Yorker today for $600. Came with a whole pile of stuff, basically everything from carb to oil pan. Unfortunately all the parts were sitting on shelves in a garage for the past 30 years so some of them aren't in great shape, namely the connecting rods... for some reason the guy removed all the rod caps, wrapped them in paper towels and put them in a box near the ground so the caps are super rusty. Rods themselves look OK but one was missing for some reason and the guy had a replacement which I got but I'm leery to try to use them; probably need to be reconditioned so I might as well get new ones. Any recommendations on "entry-level" aftermarket connecting rods for 440s? I know Eagle and SCAT are the two I hear the most about...

Fortunately the crank is in much better shape, the journals were wrapped in oily rags so they're still pretty clean but I haven't gone over the whole thing in detail yet. The block is also pretty good, definitely needs an overbore as all the cylinders have noticeable ridge at the top and according to the seller the car was basically driven into the ground so it's probably got well over 100k miles on it. And thankfully again the main caps were stored away from moisture so they're in perfect shape, no rust whatsoever. The seller had a bore gauge I used with my dial calipers and measuring twice the cylinders came out at 4.320" which confirms it's a virgin block.

Heads look OK but I need to pull some valves to make sure. The seller's dad was the one who pulled and disassembled the engine and I guess he thought he was doing some trick stuff, he sanded/polished all the combustion chambers which actually looks like a decent job and also very lightly cleaned up the ports but that part is so minor he may as well not have bothered. I won't be using them regardless but the better shape they're in the easier they'll be to sell. Also came with a spread-bore Holley which is obviously not original but in good shape, hopefully I can sell that for more than scrap price as well. Might try to sell the factory iron intake but if it doesn't sell fast I'll probably scrap that along with the exhaust manifolds, cam, lifters, timing set, valve covers, oil pan, rods, pistons, pushrods and a bunch of other random bits I either have no use for or are rusted to sh*t. I'm really limited on space and don't like hoarding stuff that doesn't have immediate value.

I can post some pics of the parts up later, I just spent the last 4 hours or so reorganizing my garage and moving stuff down to the basement to make room for all these parts lol.