I don't know about that. If you have a machined and assembled short block (rods, pistons, cam), and a rebuilt head, and the price is reasonable, then its just a matter of purchasing a more or less complete core motor of the same era and grabbing all the sheet metal and accessories. You should be ahead of the game if the cost of the rebuilt engine and head are right.
$2K and builder is saying that’s not counting machine work or his labor that he’s loosing out in just wants the sell price to cover internal parts
