Where are you located?I threw $3,500 at it to rebuild recently. Not gonna toss it out unless the block is trashed. I can fix it up just under $800 methinks.
If you can get to the Wild Horses show this weekend, I will give you a fresh rebuilt 1978 302 long block. (28 oz imbalance, double row timing chain, fresh heads. It was running great in my bronco before I did the Explorer swap.