He all, Im new to the forum and had a few questions. Was given a 462 with good compression and turns over. Haven' ripped inta it but starting to think that it is not the right choice for the rat rod project i am planing. Thinking bout what the hell to do to it. I hear parts r hard to come by and their is only one or 2 drive trains that bolt up, and not much performance parts... True/false??.

Hi, and welcome to the forum. It depends on your car. If it originally came w. a MEL. then keeping the engine would be attractive. If you want to propel any sort of race car the cheap way the DART world might be what you'rte looking for.
A MEL is a very powerful torquemonster but as you say it's not a Che##y so parts are not cheap. I suggest to read your way through this forum's posts and get an impression of what's up with those MELs.
What car we're talkin'?

Rat Rod...So Cheap, Unique, And stupid Fast.
This engine i am starting to think needs to go back inta a Lincon, Or for parts if anyone is interested

I just found out that my block has a crack. I have found three or four places that may have a block for me but I would like to know more about what you have. Where you are located? I am located in Maryland.