Fast forward to this weekend.
We put the head back on and took a look again
The exhaust valve is not hitting the piston-positive.
I rechecked the valve train geometry, and marked where additional clearance is required
Here are shots from Sunday, 4/19
After this fine butchery........oh, I mean precision machining. The pushrods are fitting much better, the pushrods guides will need to be cut and re welded to make them wider. I popped through to the water jacket in one spot, that will get a JB Weld treatment.
Here are shots of the valves in place, the misalignment is cause by the push rod guides, which will be rectified when the custom push rods arrive.
There is one intake valve that rubs the cylinder wall. All the intake valves will get about .02" shaved off the OD of the valve head.
That is it for now. Up to date.