After much complaining, this is the end result, as far as the cylinder head is concerned:
All of the intake and exhaust valves have been cleaned up and ground into the seats. New valve stem oil seals installed, and can i just say - I HATE COLLETS! >_<
So small and fiddly and annoying!
I still need some outsized shims, but, with a bit of luck, i'll get some 3mm+ Zetec-E ones from Ford for about £0.50 each, instead of £8.00 each from Toyota!
The fuel rail has been re-installed, but this time, with the set of 550cc RC Injectors, and to make sure i don't run pig rich, the Lexus AFM housing has had the Supra AFM electronics installed, and the accordion hose to turbo fitted (bastard of a job to do as you have to stretch the rubber over the larger opening).
The lifting hooks got given a few coats of primer, ready for the high temperature black paint later on this month (i really, really have NO enthusiasm for that at the moment!). I'm *still* waiting for a set of ARP's to arrive, so in the interim, i've been cleaning as many parts as i can. Also cleaned, sanded down and sprayed up the 3000 pipe in primer - and i'll give it a few coats of Ford Solar Gold like the cam covers, and do the fine detail work on the embossed writing. The oil filter head has been removed, cleaned, treated to a new copper crush washer & bypass spring.
I'll take another picture later on of the assemblage of parts i have ready to go back on!
All systems go? Keep your fingers crossed!