Good news..... GOT MY HEADS IN TODAY.
Here is the latest updates.
Heads were milled, stage 2.5 porting and polishing was done, new exhaust valve seats, new intake valve seats, new manganese valve stems, new valve seals, all new oil galley plugs and freeze plugs, 5 angle competition valve job, cams were polished smooth, and painted.
I have installed the heads with the old head gaskets just to verify no piston to valve contact issues and none was evident. Now I need to remove the heads again and install the new head gaskets, then it is off again to get degreed and dialed in. Here are a few pix.
Heads fresh out of the bags...
Porting on the intake side...
Porting on the exhaust side...
Porting and bowl work on the combustion chamber...
Detailed bowl work...
ARP Head studs in place...
Heads installed...
Rear view, I really like the color contrast of paint and brass freeze plugs...
Engine timed and rotated, with all new timing components...
