Strip down begins. Note the serious coking on the pistons. Some specialists suggest a light clean, leaving a coating of coke. For me...it's ALL off.

The cylinders are checked for scouring, excessive wear (int. dia) then cleaned and honed. Consider fitting a new cylinder kit. Details in DIY Guide.

The heads are in need of some work. Check for cracked valves, bent valve stems and serious wear around the valve seating area. Details in DIY Guide.

The heads after a port & polish. No broken or cracked cooling fins and the valves have been re-seated. Be careful not to break through the exhaust port walls when de-coking.

The valve train before and after refurbishing. Fairly straight forward process. Check for excessive wear points.

The fully assembled heads are now fitted with care ensuring that all studs and nuts are tensioned to specifications. Details in DIY Guide.

Restoring the power plant. Of extreme importance is setting the main shaft end-play. Usually .004" +/- .001   Details in DIY Guide.

Finally all done and dressed up ready to go. (The pink lampshade got tossed) Details in DIY Guide.