The seats are worn more than discolored, especially the drivers seat. It could use new foam, springs, and a cover. Dave saw the interior yesterday and said they looked great, so they are going in as is. Maybe later on I will put new stuff in the interior, but for now the goal is to have it drivable by May 5th.
The heads are swapped from the 455 to the 400 and they look pretty good inside. This little 400 should be a nice mover in a light car like the 65.
Here is the 455, doesnt look too bad with its 40k+ miles. It ran on 10% most of the time, and E85 for the last few years, but it didnt see any long trips on E85, so its still kinda dirty in there.
The 5C heads looked pretty good. No problems with the valves sealing up or anything. Just a bit carbon covered.
Then the .040 over 400 with forged slugs but stock rods. It has less than 10k on it, probably about 3k and it had 91 or race gas run through it. It is dirtier than the 455 with more miles. How interesting.
This is the 400 with the heads torqued down, waiting for the front cover and an intake. I want to clean it up and paint it again so it doesnt look like it came out of a tow truck.
Going to Dave's for Easter dinner, so that means taking a break from working on the cars. Tomorrow will be a busy day getting things done, finding some foam backed insulation, and possibly stuffing the drivetrain in.