Having considered which BBF to put in my '41 Hudson pickup I just missed it!! a '68 429.... sorry sir , just sold it! but do have a mid '70s 460 so I went for that. now I know the 429 could rev better than the 460 but all in all I'm happy with my purchase. also I live in England so big V8s don't come around every day, not cheap anyways.I hope I've made an ok choice as I've never had a big block Ford before and every one said the 429 is the one to have. So suggestions for the rebuild (oh no not that 'ol question again) . I'm not looking to make a zillion HP like some guys here seem to need, I just want to make some noise and have some street fun. I would like to take advantage of the torque levels of this engine and just rebuild it with a few tried and tested upgrade parts to help performance without going mad. It's not necessarily to be on a budget but I don't want to radically alter the truck to cope with too much power so a middle of the road build would be good. i'm getting a toploader 4sd from David Kee and will get a 9'' built to fit. what ratio would anyone recommend, I will be on 29'' high tyres. The engine I have is stock original with std d3ve a2a heads .The truck weighs around 2500 lbs without a drivetrain.
Thanks in advance..Jerry.