I'm probably going to need my head skimmed, some guides replacing and depending on price have 3 angle valve seats cut
Is there any particular head shops that are recommended that are used to these Lotus heads? There is a head shop about 100 miles thats the closest to me, so I'd happily send it away anywhere in the country to somewhere that specializes in these
Martin
Recommended head machine shops?
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Re: Recommended head machine shops?
Where abouts are you located?
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Re: Recommended head machine shops?
I'm up on the north coast of Scotland, the nearest is Inverness which is 110 miles away! So I may as well just ship it off as it would cost the same to get it to my nearest anyway
I might not have to, I've bought a 9/32 guide reamer to try and ream out the 2 tight guides, and I'll see how it's all looking once the new exhaust valves come, getting it skimmed was just a nice to have if I had to send it away to get guides done anyway
I might not have to, I've bought a 9/32 guide reamer to try and ream out the 2 tight guides, and I'll see how it's all looking once the new exhaust valves come, getting it skimmed was just a nice to have if I had to send it away to get guides done anyway