[ed cougar]

Surprising the rest of the motor is excellent it had very low hours and it would appear the guys kids (at that time in 1978) played gas station and " FILLED HER UP" through the over the transom pipes, thats the only explanation we could come up with being it had been in garage storage (nice garage) all this time. The cylinders whitch had open valves got the worst and the valves also look terrible but the heads will survive. It's the sadest thing I've ever seen. the crank looks great once I got it out, along with the rockers lifter pushrods and cam, the machine surfaced are also great, the rods and bearings all good, other than the piston
and valves the motor would have been turn key, what a shame. It's a 4 bolt DOVE-A 429 SCJ mechanical cam, dual point, 4sp, the pilot bushing still in the crank. All factory ford pieces. I know 2 cylinders need sleeved and 4 need .030 at least to clean up, no. 7 and 8 valves were closed and the cylinders look good! Do you think I should give it up and try to find another 4 bolt block?