Still...a long way to go from here. Its anyone's guess as to when she will be on the road.
I still have clutch, flywheel, engine mounts. Intercooler and exhaust to sort out, as well as wiring and other niggles.
BTW*** Valve stem seals are different sizes between the 530 and 531 cylinder heads. The 531 head has thicker valves. These were not provided in my VRS headgasket kit. I had to use other seals I found in another kit I had.
I measured the Internal Diameter of the valve stem seals I used for the 531 head and it was:
Upper hole I/D: 7mm
Base hole I/D: 11mm
More before and after
Swapped the distributor over from the 360. It would've been a simple process if it weren't for the excessive sludge and surface rust built up on contact/bearing surfaces inside the b230 block. Its funny how most of the more troublesome and time consuming tasks start with the statement "I'll just quickly"...
Had some issues getting a good quality oil drain hose for the PCV flame trap. I was sent this item, which is far from useable:
@jlfents helped me with some information regarding the drain hose on the turbobricks forum from Stealthfti. The advice from Stealthfti is this:
"Don't bother replacing it. Just use the top 1/2in or so to act as the seal for that side of the separator box to the block, or use an O ring.
I do not re-install those return tubes. They are there to supposedly reduce oil spray or foaming in the pan. All they really do is impede crankcase ventilation. AND, in a worst case scenario on a high mileage motor with excessive blowby, that drainback tube actually allows oil to be pushed up into the separator box, and on into the vent hose...and on into the intake tract.
That drainback tube is not needed. Save yourself some grief in the future: do not re-install one into your motor."