273 question

Baby huey said

I shoulda added this at the beginning..I have to get new heads, both are cracked, #! crank journal has a ding on it somehow. #2 cylinder has a small rust pocket, so I was just going to have it sleeved and bore the others. The shop has another 273 to buy that I was going to cannibalize, but wow costs are crazy.

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Scrap that 273, keep the rocker shafts, timing cover and timing tab, and the oil pan and pickup. How much do they want for their 273? I am partial to 273's but I won't sleeve a block. At this point, any small block will do. 273 or 318 will work, depending on cost. Not sure about a magnum as I have not done one yet.