Quote Originally Posted by Paul Kane
  • What is the year of the 429? If it is a 1972 or 1973, then you would have a rather powerless engine unless you rebuilt iot with heads and/or pistons (depending on specific year). Get the casting numbers of the heads and report back. They are located on the OUTSIDE of the head, along the valve cover mounting rail and between the 3rd and 4th exhaust port. Should be something like C9VE-A, or D0VE-C, or D2VE-AA, or D3VE-A2A, etc.n Once that info is provided, your options can be more closely specified.
  • How does a 1977 Scout compare to a 1968 Scout? I ask because my business partner recently installed a 460 into a 1968 International Scout, and what a HUGE job that was. He basically had to refabricate most of the firewall rearward so that the engine would fit, re-hang the pedals to the side, and then the transfer case driveshaft is on the wrong side of the powertrain because the Scout front diff gears are on the other side of the powertrain. Maybe this has changed between 1968 to 1977 models...but maybe not.

Paul
what are the power years