hi guys im new here hello ;-)


i live in england and own a 69 tbird which ive been fixing up for a few years now , i just got her back on the road last month and everythings been great until now .

i lost oil pressure last week and i now have a feeling i may need to rebuild the engine but i dont know where to start , what parts im going to need and/or if there is a specific way to do this sort of job. im not that good with engines but i have a few friends who are great at this so we are going to attempt it.

its a 429 thunderjet big block which is all original - never played with

the oil pressure had dropped as i was doing about 50mph and i turned it off, i had to drive it home - 3 miles so i did slowly! i noticed that the more revs i gave it, the lower the pressure went and when i go up hills it dropps too. it has a new pressure switch on it so i know thats not gone - could it be the oil pump? oil level is ok, ive noticed a small nocking when im stationary in drive with the break on but if i put in neutral the nocking goes away - gearbox? i got her home but now if i try and start it it will start but i have to hold the revs up of it starts to die. is it advised to just take the engine out and rebuild it??? if so , what parts do i need oh and does anyone know the torque settings for the heads and bottom end

is there such a place i can download the diagrams and stuff for this engine. - vacume diagrams etc. are these engines over head cam or not ???

sorry for the length of this topic but im in a real mess with the car. spent 6000 quid allready getting it on the road !!!!! i need help! and there isnt many people in this country that know a lot about these blocks

cheers guys

chris