Chris P's '67 Ghia

kostya.lyt · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:05 pm

Chris P wrote:

kostya.lyt wrote:

But if you're going to be putting bigger heads on it, might as well throw a C/W crank in there

.

Now you are seeing where I am coming!

Actually I may just pick up some recon. heads @ $119 a piece and save the money to make my Super Stroker!

Sounds like a plan. To get your heads machined (valve job, valve guides, new valves) will cost about the same as buying reman. heads for $119 a pop.

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:53 pm

if you were trying to do a budget rebuild then just run those bitches, who knows how long they have been cracked and running like that... Then save your pennies and build a real motor, lol

Chris P · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:23 pm

mk-Zero wrote:

if you were trying to do a budget rebuild then just run those bitches, who knows how long they have been cracked and running like that... Then save your pennies and build a real motor, lol

I guess it couldn't hurt... :thumbs:

Dlicious · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:53 pm

Talk to Mechmark on the HAC. I think he has some heads.

Chris P · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:10 pm

Picked up this

(Thanks Andy :thumbs:

)

and took a look at the seats and the cracks are minimal, to say the least. Plus now I can really clean the valves and seats, proper like.

Chris P · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:35 pm

Lapped the valves tonight:

Lapping compound

Inserting the valve

Inserting valve stem into a piece of vacuum line

Lapping valve

Finished valve

Chris P · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:44 pm

Head assembly

Chris P · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:46 pm

I bought some new OE pushrod tubes, then I found a set of the plastic tube and spring type in a box of parts. Would the spring type be better?

69vduber · **Posted:** Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:19 am

So the cracks went away?

notchback65 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:29 am

Nice Job!

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