Not sure how this will go
Finally the exhaust valves arrived this week, so todays task was to reassemble the heads, lapped all the valves, new stem seals and reassembled, however, I can’t bolt them on to the block just yet as when I looked closer at the big end bearings I could see some odd marks so decided to get a new set just to be on the safe side any just by chance I found a place over here that had a set of NOS main and big end bearings at +20 and really cheap, rang them up just to be sure and it’s actually the Jensen Museum selling them. Didn’t even know there was a Jensen Museum!! Mind you they work about as fast as a snail, ordered and paid on Wednesday, won’t get posted till Monday but then next day delivery, go figure.
So when they turn up I will do a platigauge check and fit the new big ends then I can bolt the heads back on and finally spray the engine.
Once this has happened then it and the gearbox will get bolted back together for the first time in about 6 years and they can then be fitted into the chassis.
Not worth a photo of a reassembled head or two but will take some when the engine is painted.