Today was special!
I finally began putting parts back on the engine.
As part of that effort I modified the cylinder hold downs I bough shortly after finding the engine was going to need a rebuild.
I had to cut curves into them to clear my pistons.
I also made up some spacers to take the place of the rocker stands.
They are needed to use the original head bolts with the hold downs.
My oversize pistons will be installed from the top since the rods will pass through the bores.
I did take Salve Sacco's advice and fit the brass oil restrictors under the cam.
This should increase my oil pressure just a bit, which may be offset by the hollow billet cam with oiling at the lobes?
Looks like I will have one more small order from France and just one more tricky mod to do.
Final trick is that I intend to send my timing chain and sprockets out for Cryo treat.
This is claimed to virtually eliminate chain stretch and is not expensive.
Not much point in my fancy adjustable cam gear if the chain is going to stretch and alter the timing.
