Some progress
 
Valves all in. Just waiting on my collet installer to arrive to press the springs in.

 
Did a lot of this

 
Textured bores to bed new rings in. Not honed hence no crosshatching.

 
Measuring main bearing clearances.

 
This may be a sign that this improvised position is not suitable for mounting the transmission.....

 
 

This might be a sign that it's time to invest in a parts washer
 

lol Wtf?

It works really well.. unlike boiling valve covers on the stove top.

Man do you ever sleep, or you didn't go to bed LOL. Some reason I'm at work at this unearthly hour.

Nah I just woke up early today.

so you got this engine back together yet?

Waiting on parts to come from the USA. Expecting them today.

Did I just see this on the road this morning? Heading into the city?..... I beleive I did...

^No way?? surely not.......................he'd be coming from the west anyway.