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Lots of evidence of the car's original
Opalescent
Silver Blue paintwork
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Front suspension removed
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Floors are extremely solid
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Bonnet will be disassembled prior to be
blasted
back to bare metal
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Engine in the CJ machine shop
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Using the crane to remove the head
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Tearing down the cylinder head
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This engine was burning a lot of oil prior to
being laid up!
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100% blockage behind the petcock (drain tap)
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Water pump could probably stand a rebuild
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Pressure testing the head after initial
cleaning
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Several water jackets in head are badly
corroded
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Surfacing the head after weld repairs to
water jackets
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Surfacing the head after reshaping the
water jackets on the mill
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Intake and exhaust flanges were machined flat
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Align honing the cylinder head camshaft caps
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Trial fitting cam bearings after align honing
head
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Port work underway
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Pressure testing the head after completion of
the port work
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Outstanding (58 cfm) gain on the flow bench
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Machining the multi-angled valve job
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Honing tappet guides for oversized RBR tappets
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Installing tappet hold down kit
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Machine work completed on cylinder head, now
time
for cosmetic polishing, painting and assembly
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