Another 273 commando build .. This one will be a "BEAST"

Question: Are you wanting to save the pistons?? They may or may not be serviceable after you get them out. That said, take a piece of hard wood and a hammer, give the pistons a wack on the crowns and then from the underside, go back and forth like that, keep them wet with PB, Kroil. Patients is the key here.
Just went through this with a 383 and it was insane how stuck they were. Cylinder walls loooked new after 4 hours and blistered hands.

Jake