OST-017: Ed Sullivan it ain't!

[oldeskewltoy]

A few facts.... this is the first head I've worked on that was previously worked on by another person. The head's owner asked me if I could accept this condition, and I agreed. I told the head's owner that I'd do what I know to work - based on my previous experience.


Before I get to working on the chambers, I decided to begin working the intake ports. The bowls (from the splitter on back) will be worked on after the O/S valves are installed - so for the sake of this posting, I'm talking about the port from the splitter to the manifold mounting flange


Below is intake port #3... in all photos... if you doubt it, just look @ the guides.





Remembering that this is an O/S valve head, I need as much room within the gasket as I dare.









It's not only the outer gasket surface matched, but the entire port has been pushed nearly all the way to the gaskets size :eek: :eek:




A bit of side by side perspective... port on left is #3 completely roughed out, on right is #4, has yet to be touched by me.




More to come