IMG_0049.JPG 900 hits | 51.9 KB | Posted: 6/19/09 Guess these are E-7s
IMG_0052.JPG 894 hits | 55.51 KB | Posted: 6/19/09 Lookin' pretty good for 120,000 hard miles
IMG_0034.JPG 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.
IMG_0040.JPG 805 hits | 76.44 KB | Posted: 6/19/09 Yes, yes you can take the cylinder heads off without removing the shorty headers.
IMG_0047.JPG 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....
86chamber1.jpg 833 hits | 27.62 KB | Posted: 6/20/09 Apparently these are E-6 closed chamber heads (thanks Sackman)
IMG_0064.JPG 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 ...
IMG_0056.JPG 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.
IMG_0060.JPG 916 hits | 48.64 KB | Posted: 6/21/09 Knocked in and ready for paint
IMG_0070.JPG 916 hits | 67.6 KB | Posted: 6/21/09 Beautiful Ford blue !
IMG_0002.JPG 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...
IMG_0005.JPG 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...
IMG_0013.JPG 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...
IMG_0008.JPG 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...
IMG_0010.JPG 969 hits | 55.2 KB | Posted: 6/23/09 Look at that North American quality !
IMG_0017.JPG 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...
IMG_0019.JPG 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...
IMG_0015.JPG 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...
IMG_0025.JPG 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...