I finally picked up my 472 this weekend. The pistons indicate that it is a 71-73 and is already bored .030. I'll have the machinist check to see if it needs to be bored over more this week. It also came with a Eldorado oil pan which is good considering it is going in my Jeep and I don't want to use a front sump. I double checked the cam and it is indeed a 472. I don't know if I'll put a 500 crank in it; it depends on how much I can buy one for and if I need to buy new pistons and rods.
The plan is to build it stock. It has to idle all day and run all day so I don't want anything that will give me problems. I might put a low RPM cam in it if anything.
I also got the matching TH400 that was just rebuilt, but I still have to tear it all apart to convert the transmission to 4x4.
Sorry if this post is worthless, I've just been looking into putting a 472/500 in my Jeep for about a year now and I finally found one that was basically free.
The plan is to build it stock. It has to idle all day and run all day so I don't want anything that will give me problems. I might put a low RPM cam in it if anything.
I also got the matching TH400 that was just rebuilt, but I still have to tear it all apart to convert the transmission to 4x4.
Sorry if this post is worthless, I've just been looking into putting a 472/500 in my Jeep for about a year now and I finally found one that was basically free.