Well, I just came from the machine shop where I dropped off my case to be hot tanked and picked up the head which they had been working on for a while. They hot tanked it, installed bronze liners, fitted the valves, properly ground the seats, surfaced the head and ground the face of the valve lifters for the princely total of $82. The real bargins were bushing the guides and grinding the valve lifters which cost $11 each. I think this was money well spent in the long run. They can also properly polish the crank for a nominal fee so I'll be taking it down later in the week. Can't wait to start putting this thing back together!
Morgan