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We have the car it belongs too as well...

A few more questions regarding the motor rebuild
1. Can anyone give me a good source piston rings and possibly a new piston as replacement for the original? Trying to avoid chinese parts.
2. How can I prep the valve covers?  Should they be bare aluminum or painted/prepped somehow?
3. Is there a specific color black to paint the block?

Thanks Again for all the help.
Cant wait to get this car going.

Thank you for clearing up the crush ring question for me. It doesn't look right but it makes sense. Does anyone have a source for rocker arms and the corresponding nut? We need enough to finish off one head.
Thank you for all the help.
Nick

Thank you for the replies.
I don't plan on this being a trailer queen.  In fact we have been thinking of getting it to running condition and driving it as is for a bit. I think we would use a modern head gasket. We will be looking at the felpro and the Ford racing graphite gasket. Are all modern gaskets made to be right/left independent? We have another set that has a raised crush ring around them but the ring is block side down on the right and head side up on the left see the attached photo.

My father and I are currently rebuilding an original 289 from a 1965 GT350.  We are putting the heads back together and looking for information on a correct head gasket to use for this.  Would aftermarket head gaskets be considered poor taste?  IF not where could I source original head gaskets?  IF aftermarket is ok what are some recommendations?

Also is there a correct painting of the valve covers?  From what my father remembers the valve covers were black crinkle with the powered by ford and raised bits being unpainted aluminum.  Is this correct?

Thank you for any assistance

Nick