Starting the headbolt replacement job today, anyone have any good tips, have watched most of the YouTube videos on the process

 

Best advice is take your time and take pictures if needed to remember how to put it all back together.

Haven’t done this myself, but general rule of thumb.

Good luck and wish you success!

 

My best advice, is to remove and replace one head bolt at a time, to preserve the clamping force exerted on the head. Also remember to torque everything back down in stages.

 

To state the obvious, make sure you drain the coolant first.

Also, using a reputable cam locking tool can be the difference between this being a satisfying DIY and a complete cluster of a situation.

 

Got head bolts completed and swapped in new cam adjuster plates and pin from 63motorsports.com
You can see the wear on one of the plates in the pictures

Thank to Bahnsports in east bridgewater, mass for helping with the work