Well as luck would have it neither engine could be turned over but not all is lost. I got lucky, again, and found a 1974 Trans Am in Oklahoma with a good RUNNING motor for $350. I went down last weekend and bought the car. The guy had stripped some body parts off for his project but it had a good rebuilt 400 that came out of a 1976 Trans Am, a good trany and rear end.
It was a funny sight to see the firebird with no front clip, doors or interior being driven, by visegrips for a steering wheel, up the street to load on my trailer.
I dropped both my restore bird(77 TA) and the 74 with the motor off at my nephews which says he'll have it done by this weekend.
Then I start the body work.