Thanks for all the support guys. I've still got a long way to go, and every bit helps! I thought I would post up some more pictures. After I pulled out the interior, I decided I needed to pull the engine. The previous owner had replaced the 400 with what I was told was a 350 when he spun a bearing on the crank. I did get the original 400 when I bought the car, so as of right now the plan is to put the original back in.
Keep in mind that this is the first car I've ever restored, so there was quite a learning curve. My dad is a machinist (tool and die maker really), so I've got quite a bit of mechanical knowledge from him, but he never really did automotive work other than routine maintenance. In hindsight I probably would have kept the car together to do all the body work, but from what I was reading and being told at the time I pulled the motor and pulled the body to redo the frame. At least I learned the importance of bagging and tagging from my uncle. Otherwise the car will probably never make it back together.
Anyways, I pulled the hood. Its got quite a kink from some improper closing techniques, pulled the fenders, inner fenders, core support and bumper; then proceeded to pull the engine.
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it looks like just about everything is there.
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Other than the engine it was. There really were no useful pictures to take of how things were in the engine compartment. Whoever swapped the engines made use of household plumbing supplies and Romex to get the engine up and running. Pictures of the yanked engine are below.
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Is it Mayfair Maize, White or Beige?
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It was Mayfair Maize, it has been repainted at least twice from from what I can tell so far. I'm not sure what color it is going to end up, still a ways away away from that decision.