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I built a cradle (not a run stand) that could be easily turned into a runner, out of bits of unistrut and brackets. Very minimal welding, mostly nuts and bolts. Maybe you could go to a scrap yard and find some of that stuff?

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i want to build a engine run stand but dont like the price of a ready built one,i guess start building a hd frame on wheels then weld in some supports with a set of v8 chassis mounts and dummy fit the block with a bellhousing and weld a support bracket for the bell.

lol Qld is a big place  if it's as listed, near Cairns https://goo.gl/maps/2vqtSq7ZuU8N9bQi8

pfft, thats 10mins with a grinder fix
 
you also wanted a "family" car.. 6 seats, how much more "family" do you want.. keep it column shift, 
 

 check your PM

I would say "yes", you do need them. The oil doesn't just lubricate the pivot, it cools it as well. I've had my rocker covers off while running and noticed that on the oil deflectors that were broken, the oil shot out of the hole by a good foot or so, which means each one was shooting the oil up under the rocker cover and missing the rocker pivot completely.

What did you mean by "adding to the argument" about black motor heads? Do you mean there definitely is a difference, or that you can't see much in it?

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Just starting on this other head ,the springs have a damper in them , also this adds to the debate over black xe heads looks like niagra falls

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That's a good kit if you have the bare block in front of you. It requires drilling/tapping in the valley to screw the spider down, which of course creates shavings you need to clean up. I think the spider type lifter is a better long-term upgrade than the tie-bar type. Seen stories of catastrophic failures on the latter.

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If the roller cam is a proper retrofit, the base circle of the cam is made smaller to accommodate the longer lifters, so should be right for std pushrods. This also prevents the lifter from otherwise poking out too far at max lift, causing oil pressure to dump out the top of the lifter bore via the lifter oil feed hole.

Check first though, although I researched this a while back, I have never actually fitted a retrofit roller to a clevo.

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Do it anyways........ won't do any harm. Give you a nice new seal surface, also tells you if your valves are bent.

Hey do i need to use the paste on the valves or not as they are going back in the same slot ? Im just waiting on my valve springs to arrive then can assemble them

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Painted and clear coat its come up nice

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Well it worked ok now tape it up and i hope it comes out like the other one

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not going for the "stock 302" build this time?

Only concern is can you loosen that big centre bolt to flip the thing into its slot on the aussie v8 frame mounts i guess so ? Also this has been bugging me for years will a 351c girdle fit a 400 and by these pics i just took it seems so, ford just took so much off each side to fit 3 inch mains

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Wow these beefy 400 mounts are more than i expected they are mega h.d and thick i can also see a offset where it bolts up thats probly why i had so much trouble with my own trying to work it out on the last 400 into xf but well worth $280 you even get bolts for all i wasnt expecting that anyway lets bolt one up and chex it out

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Im pretty happy with these heads now just waiting my new valve springs

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how much ? is it complete,and is it a 351 

i might be interested in it,are you in QLD.

I actually look like the guy in the "after" photo, but 50 kgs heavier. Frikkin nightshift............

Ok i cleaned up even more just one head and now get it ready for some ford dark blue then go and grab my other head that has been fixed

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i orderd a set of 400 mounts today that suit xa to xg $280 and bolt to our v8 chassis plates,castlemain rod shop do em,and he was surprised how many sets they have sold,its gunna take 2 weeks cause he is out of stock,sure beats mucking around with spacers and crap,i will post a pic as soon as i get em.outback jack would like the fact that they fit a xg

i orderd a set of 400 mounts today that suit xa to xg $280 and bolt to our v8 chassis plates,castlemain rod shop do em,and he was surprised how many sets they have sold,its gunna take 2 weeks cause he is out of stock,sure beats mucking around with spacers and crap,i will post a pic as soon as i get em.outback jack would like the fact that they fit a xg

i got sick of banging my head against the wall at most jobs i worked at

said 120 then 240 from what i saw. 
on a thick sheet of perspex(that's probably where the $50 went?)  
 
i guess it would depend what you are building but if i was spending thousands on a GOOD engine,  $180(2 heads)  to be done right is a drop in the ocean. are they also doing the intake and exhaust surfaces for that? if so, even more bargain. 
i reckon you'd get sick of pushing a head back and forth pretty soon.  i'd more likely do it just to see IF it's got uneven patches.. if not i'd possibly use it just clean, otherwise i'd be getting it machined