We were able to make some other progress today. We got half of the pistons ready to go, but need to get some new rings for the rest. Here's what they look like assembled.
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We also assembled all the valves. First up was cleaning the lower valve sleeves.
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Then we gently pressed in those sleeves (incorrectly at first, had to do it over), inserted the cam pins and screws and adjusted the screws all the way down. We'll adjust them after the block is on the crankcase. Assembling the springs went very smoothly with two people and a hydraulic valve spring tool. Only took maybe 20 minutes.
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Tops of the new valves.
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Then we popped in the freeze plugs
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Lastly was making nearly all new gaskets. We bought the Max Merritt kit and most of them were unusable. Several didn't fit at all, and most were literally paper thin. So we picked up some real gasket material and cut our own to line up perfectly with the holes and bolts. This took my dad the entire morning while the rest of us worked on assembly.
Next time we get together it will be to install the pistons, attach the block, and attach all other pieces. After that is reinstall into the car.
-Kevin
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