I just got back from taking my 347 to a builder. He is a Ford man luckily. He has two rails and races every weekend during the season. He is going to disassemble the 347 and clean it making sure all is good. He will be installing head studs as well since bolts were used. I'm pretty stoked.
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Get a girdle!!!!!!!!!,,, uhh for your mains,,,, I used one because they say it is relativly cheap insurance...

 

Yes Sir, we actually discussed that too.
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hope everything in it is ok i remember the post about the guy trying to give you the run around.

 

Congrads!

 

Man I miss my old 347.

It had:
Eagle Forged crank
Eagle Forged H-beams
Probe Flat tops
Gapless rings
Fully balanced rotating assembly
Tri Metal Bearings
Probe Main Stud Girdle
ARP Main Studs
ARP Rod bolts
Half Solid fill block
Zero Deck
O-ringed decks
Comp Cams Custom Grind Solid Roller Billet Cam
Comp Cam Solid Roller Lifters
Timing Gear Drive
PP Billet Balancer
Canfieldrace ported and polished heads
2.02s 1.60s Triple springs
Probe Shaft Mount Rocker System
Canton Pan
UPR Timing POinter
That's about half the list


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I may have some bad news. One of the cylinders has a deep scratch. My friend is going to measure the pistons to see if I can go with a bigger bore. That means mucho denero for more pistons. The pistons in there now were $700 on the receipt that I got from Matt.
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how'd that happen? how wide? touch hone it, then slap that puppy back together and live with very minor blowby[8D]

 

It's funny you say that because that is exactly what I was thinking. I will find out how bad it is this week. I ran my finger nail across it and it's about as deep as a busineess card is wide.
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oh hell, have them touch hone it in a machine (instead of handheld drill). this will make sure all the cylinders are back to being true (maybe even use a torque plate) and slap it together. use gapless rings and that little scratch will let less go by than you would loose from the gaps in normal rings.

i have once removed rust out of a couple 351M cylinders with sandpaper and a wire wheel and that car actually didnt smoke and still runs. i also used a roofing shingle and skateboard grip tape to knock rust down in the cylinder of a 460 and that thing still runs with no smoke too. so, +1 for macgyver skillz