[TxSquash]

Ed,.. we have met. I've been to a couple of Saturday coffee meets. I've got a 78sc that I have been redoing on and off for a year and half. Originally I just needed a new paint job, so I stripped it to bare metal. Then I thought I'd drop the engine and cleaner' up while she was at the painter. So out came the 3.0, pretty easy too. Put er' on an engine stand, popped the valve covers,... and guess what. Eight broken head studs,... 5 exhaust on one side 3 on the other. So today while watching the "boys" dent the "rams" I pulled the P/Cs. Hopefully sometime this week I'll try my hand at the broken studs. I've got the right kind of heat (oxy) and enough stud to grab on to,... so I'm hopefully.
But I could use your advise on a machine shop to clean up my heads. I'm not planning to split the case. With 100k and no evidence of any metal in the sump, filter, chain housings, I think she is clean enough to button back up.
I have been following your rebuild on the board. Meticulous,... almost a work of art. When I finish mine.. I plan on writing a post titled "the bargain-basement rebuild".
Keep up the great posts,... this board is the best!
Doug