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what happened to the other three? if you crank your neck 85 degrees to the left.... ;) you can see intake valve #2 is currently @ .010" (spec is .008"), with a .1122" shim. This means replacing with an .1142" shim should get me to spec. The other 2 intake valve, 5 and 6, are cur...

The dance continues.... although now I'm dancing with the valve clearances...




with 13 valves headed back to the machine shop to get tipped...

I'm running the entire AE86 braking in my AE71... but it is lighter now... around 2200#. As to more brake... there are a few kits/swaps out there that people have tried. There is, or was a kit for the AE86 that fit inside 15" wheels. There are also Wilwood and other premium brake companies that...

try checking with Faxon Literature.... http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/Search.aspx?c=56701

If you had to guess how many hours would you say went into this one? port work - about 30 hours : chamber deshrouding, and equalizing chamber volumes - 6 hours : waiting for the machine shop to do their thing - 2 weeks Found another suspect retainer... swapped it out http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/use...

With OST-030 heading back to its owner, and OST-032 at the shop getting cleaned and pressure checked, there is a window of time to check chamber volumes on OST-031, and then re-assemble. http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/checking_chamber_2_volume.jpg http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/100...

Valves @ full lift... Exhaust.... http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/exhaust_valves_at_full_lift.jpg Intake... http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/intake_valves_at_full_lift.jpg Fully assembled... now whats left is setting the valve clearances, and getting it back to my client. http:/...

nice, big difference there. incredible how much flashing material is left from factory. whoops... sorry I missed this... :oops: yes... and no... remember this is 30 years ago... and it is mass production for profit.... Wouldn't these "bad" heads have better pressure recovery zones? https:...

Showing off her angles.... http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/showing_3_angle.jpg Now that the cam journals are all within tolerance, assembly can begin..... The head and hardware are all laid out, #1 cylinder already has the valves in.... http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/head_prio...

So with OST-031 now @ the machine shop getting its valve job and surfacing we delve back into OST-030 I've gotten the head back from the machine shop, they have provided a minimum resurfacing .003", to add to the previous clients report of a .008" resurfacing, the current surface is not qu...