junk yard treasure or junk?

[jamis]

I picked up a 454 from a junk yard in Miami yesterday. Block casting # 399289 2 bolt with peanut port heads. I has all the front stuff like pulleys, brackets, PS pump and resv. I took it apart today and found a std. size steel crank, +40 forged flat tops wich are junk because it looks like the engine overheated and got hot enough to melt a piece off the #2 piston crown. It has a morroso 8 qt. pan This engine must have not run long after being rebuilt because it had no carbon build up. If anyone is intersted in the stock AC comp. brackets make me an offer I cant pass up.
What do you guys think, was it worth the $500 dollors I payed for it. Just dont tell me you could of sold me one for $300:p