Update report - July 30, 2015

We have now completed the cylinder head rebuild.

Align honing cam saddles after straightening the head	Setting cam bearing clearances
	Custom CJ magnesium bronze guides
Cutting out old valve seats
Seat pockets sized for custom CJ seats	Surfacing the intake gasket flange on the mill
Machining the 5 angled valve job	Front of head required extensive cleaning and polishing
	Head now painted the correct 3.8 Mk II blue
	Head going back together on the assembly bench

We now have this desperately needed rebuild well underway!

This would have been a noisy waterpump!	Several seized pistons
Several pistons did not survive the removal process	Measuring cam warpage
Pressure testing the head	Grinding out water jackets prior to weld repairs
	Water jackets repaired and reshaped
With sleeves removed, cylinder water jackets were found to be blocked
Cracks between deck surface and water jackets	Use of custom CJ top hat liners will solve the problem of the cracked block

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