Fake progress. This is a mock up head bolted on barrels to check that the valves don't bang into the pistons. They clear and I probably could use a thinner head gasket, but will stick with the .040 for now.
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That lump on the side of the head is a oil pressure gauge fitting. If I could find my 4th stainless rocker spindle outer cover, I'd use it.
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Sooty exhaust ports. I did not clean them out. Probably lose some insignificant amount of HP for a few months from leaving them dirty. Spigot exhaust mounts for the Bubb pipe headers.
I misread the P11 Red book. I was only looking at the paragraph on removing the head. Apparently, and I find it hard to believe, the engine can be put into the frame with the head on. It does however have to be done as a unit with the gearbox in the mounting plates. It is a heavy proposition for me these days but my son is still around to help, so I will try it.
After I get the oil tank back in the frame I won't have any excuses for not finishing up. No predictions on completion. I'll find something else I have to fix that doesn't need fixing before I'm done.
