Sounds like a plan...and if you need a ride up to pick up your car, let me know. It may be time for brakes...
Good to see what expert hands and eyes can see and fix. It will be great to see Gnat back up to full powers and solid. Don
Had a quick Chad Chat today. All the parts are there now. Slated to start Friday on getting it up and running first. From there we'll explore a bit of a wish list. I understand the head gasket is rather thick. Hopefully the crack Detroit tuned team will take a few snap shots along the way.
I was thinking it may be helpful to explain why this head gasket is different than OEM. Hence... T'would be helpful if you'd please explain it to us like we are 5
Because you keep destroying things, so they keep grinding more and more off the bottom of your head, and you gotta make that up somewhere...
When a Mommy block and a Daddy cylinder head love each other very much.... I am so not going to finish this.
Because the head and block have been decked to ensure the surfaces are flat and true in order to make a good seal, material was ground off. The gasket has to be thicker to make up for the material. If not, compression would be raised, pistons could hit valves, and the chain would be loose because the cam sprocket would be sitting lower.