I can't wait to be at WoS! I have my "to do", my "to pack", and my "to buy" list all made out. It's just a matter of completing all of the items in the boxes.
I made good progress over the weekend - as a wise man said - "Slow is Fast". I was very careful setting up the head, getting the cam, crank, and pump timing adjusted properly (VW diesels are a PITA to get timed properly).
A few more pics....
Cylinder head on the bench, with injectors glow plugs, intake and exhaust manifolds installed.
Head studs installed in block. I'm sure glad that I decided against using hardware store lag bolts, as opposed to the ARP studs.
Head installed on the block, and studs torqued to 125 ft-lbs. Yes, 125 ft-lbs.
Back to wrenching tonight.
Steve