Well the new replacement bit's are starting to turn up

Big thanks to Kev for the cam cover - this is one of the parts going to the engineers and having the return fitting removed and fitted with a new base the same as my old cover which accepts a threaded AN10 fitting then off to the powdercoaters and at the minute i'm thinking Gloss Black but then i'm undecided on Escos BT Blue to match the hoses - then back to the engineers for skimming the top.



Next up is big Steve, Cossie4i for sending me replacement set of valves super quick which is a massive massive help and will get the job sorted a lot quicker out with the old and in with the new



Big up to James at MSD for coming to the rescue again & sorting me out with a replacement lead for the damaged one i found when stripping down



I'll be dropping the head off on Friday along with the turbo and cam cover. The turbo i'm hoping to have time serts fitted so i can mount by just adding nuts as this nut and bolt way just doesn't work and always comes loose and they fall out so this is getting sorted this time.
The head needs the combustion chambers checking and maybe a little work on some of the edges where the valve kissed before the lightest of skims.

It's a pain but i'll be replacing the stem seals all gaskets (although cometic) and all seals and O rings just to be on the safe side plus i don't 100% know if the oil leak was coming from the bottom or top - i made a massive mistake in powdercoating certain parts like bottom crank and Aux cover to make stuff look pretty but i'm just going to blast everything and give a very light coat of silver paint to stop surface rust as i want everything to tighten correctly and seals & gaskets to sit perfect (mating surfaces weren't P/C but the rest was) so just want it 100% this time.

I've bought a set of these as i like the look more and they seem the best and cheap enough, opted for Steel version



More updates after the weekend