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900 hits | 51.9 KB | Posted: 6/19/09

Guess these are E-7s
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894 hits | 55.51 KB | Posted: 6/19/09

Lookin' pretty good for 120,000 hard miles
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913 hits | 77.96 KB | Posted: 6/19/09

It's possible, just a possibility mind you, that the cylinder head bolts pass into water jackets.
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805 hits | 76.44 KB | Posted: 6/19/09

Yes, yes you can take the cylinder heads off without removing the shorty headers.
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885 hits | 78.71 KB | Posted: 6/19/09

Think I'll put the headers and header gaskets back on the heads before I put the heads on the block....
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833 hits | 27.62 KB | Posted: 6/20/09

Apparently these are E-6 closed chamber heads (thanks Sackman)
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865 hits | 55.87 KB | Posted: 6/21/09

Decided I didn't like this in my expansion plug so I changed all four (both in each head). They are ...
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940 hits | 47.8 KB | Posted: 6/21/09

Some people knock them in dry, but I find Loctite thread sealer works well to seal them up.
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916 hits | 48.64 KB | Posted: 6/21/09

Knocked in and ready for paint
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916 hits | 67.6 KB | Posted: 6/21/09

Beautiful Ford blue !
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899 hits | 84.28 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

The valve lapping "station" is my 6" Record vise. Keeps the heads almost level allowing for ideal la...
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922 hits | 61.76 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

There's the fine (280 grit) valve lapping paste, which is used after the course (120 grit) paste has...
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837 hits | 62.47 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

Once all traces of the valve grinding paste have been cleaned out of the seats and ports and off the...
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876 hits | 61.93 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

Really nice valve seals. Much better than what comes with the gasket set believe me ! One number doe...
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969 hits | 55.2 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

Look at that North American quality !
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890 hits | 53.09 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

After you've lubed the heck out of the valve stem with that assembly lube/white grease, you could ju...
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1188 hits | 48.79 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

Use the plastic stem protector provided with the seals. It helps protect the seals and helps you sen...
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823 hits | 44.76 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

Unless you have three hands a little dab of grease on the keepers helps stick them onto the valve st...
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913 hits | 70.6 KB | Posted: 6/23/09

All done and for nearly nothing ! Cleaned and lapped, so they seat well again, the valves (with thei...

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