Anyone ever used a 402 as a daily driver??

[kxnomore]

I was getting ready to swap parts from a rusted out LB highlander into a cherry but gutted (no interior, wiring, or running gear) 71 GMC Short bed, and am struggling with the engine choice.

The short bed came with a Kragen Auto 350 that I'm told runs pretty good, actually, and the donor 72 highlander has a complete and all original 402 (118K miles) that runs a bit rough, and in my opinion would need a stock rebuild before I could trust it in a daily driver.

Which engine would you think is best? I've been thinking all along I would put every part from the highlander into my gutted shortbed, but this is going to be a daily driver for a year at least, so maybe these engines aren't the best at stop and go type travel? If I'm not going to use the Big Block, than I'd probably just continue to store the highlander for a future stock restoration. So I'm also kind of guilty about hacking apart a highlander just because it's rusty and would be a more difficult rebuild.

Here's the pics of the two trucks involved... Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions...