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the rebuild got derailed . life sometimes gets in the way.
but i saw this.
and i think and pretty much sure that this IS NOT for a 52 as previously mentioned/commneted on. ( old post yes, but just asking)

ebay.com/itm/141017066148?ssPageName=STR ... &_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#viTabs_0



this is the proper head:

ebay.com/itm/161050304177?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Just be leery of any head you dont know the history on. No telling if it is warped, or has been previously milled to the point where it is useable.

there is no way i am going to buy this Head.

1) way too much. If i saw it in person and i knew its history AND i had the money i might chew on the idea a bit.

But yes you are right, not a good idea , I am finding that I am more able to find what i really want if i just do some asking and driving. I already got burned on a block that was a " good " block and a "K" 400 ( 327)

well it was a 327. but am "L" and it had a huge hole and crack in cyl # 1 along with five broken head studs AND all the intake/exhaust stubs snapped off flush in the block. i think i will make a birdhouse out of to , since i don't drink anymore for a wine cooler rack.

thanks you guys

does anyone know how thick the heads can be before they are milled too much
,i put an old 288 head on my 327 engine and was shocked at how close the top of the piston was to the plug hole ,now am spooked that it may have been milled to often ; what size plug fits in the 288 head
theres a company in the southwest called empire who will cast you a finned head for your 327 a la the venerable old evans 50's hot up option but I think they were 2000 -2500 $ or so

My 51 288 had a head on it from 48, for what that's worth. I have since replaced it one from a 52 engine.