"ol Pinion head is right Maxilo,
Unless you are absolutely dead set on having everything 100% 455HO, I would consider building any complete 455 that is rebuildable. Hang a good set of forged rods and pistons on the crank. If you still want to go with a set of HO heads & intake, you could.Putting an HO engine together a piece at a time is cost prohibitive for most of us. Not having the original (born with) engine knocks the value off about 15%. But, putting in a numbers & date correct HO engine won't put you back in @ the top price either. It's not the original. NO CIGAR!
If it's just a want to thing, It's your money. You can have a neck snapping 400+ HP engine for considerably less than what you will spend on true HO parts.
The last complete used 455HO I saw for sell was more than 5 years ago and the guy wanted $9,000 US dollars for it. It was probably a pieced together engine. The date codes were all over the place on it.
You asked if I will help you find a 1971 455HO engine. I will, if that is what you really want?
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