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Bumper and grill in place

Indicator housing came up pretty good with some car wash and steel wool!

Looking shiny Drew

First look with the bonnet on.
Alignment is a bit dodgey but I can get it better.

Bonnet should come off to fit the engine anyways I guess

Looks pretty good in the photo drew. Awesome infact! Mine had a slight twist in it relative to the body. It is original bonnet, but had a slight clip to front guard ds which moved things around a bit.

Bonnet off for engine and box.

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Get into it Drew, you have 8 weeks

I’m not in push mode anymore, got too many things on my plate at the moment.

Head arrived from HSD today, sprung out of bed to meet the courier haha

Nothing like a good head job !!!

This is the fun part, putting it all together then running it in and adjusting, I love it !!

The only thing I hate, and more so the grey engine is the rear main seal leaks, drove me crazy hence the chev.

Yeah with builds like these you need to take the time and not rush, believe me I know !!

Greg

Nice Drew,
So for the record what has been done to that head. Can I see double valve springs and bigger valves?

Stephen

Nice!


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EK283 wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:53 am Nothing like a good head job !!!

This is the fun part, putting it all together then running it in and adjusting, I love it !!

The only thing I hate, and more so the grey engine is the rear main seal leaks, drove me crazy hence the chev.

Yeah with builds like these you need to take the time and not rush, believe me I know !!

Greg

I’ll definitely be taking my time building it, that’s why I know I won’t be ready for nationals.
I’m so close but I don’t want to rush anything now.

In the Shed wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:25 am Nice Drew,
So for the record what has been done to that head. Can I see double valve springs and bigger valves?

Stephen

Hi Stephen.
Not 100% sure what’s has exactly been done but it’s a HSD head so they go over from top to bottom.

What I do know is.
Hot tanked and crack tested
Modern valve stem seals
New springs, retainers and big valves
Ported to their own specs
Decked to hell, definitely no thumb print to be seen

Should be a good head for the combo I’m building

doesnt look like its getting a repco headgasket

nope, maybe it is

Yep

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