Stoked up a fire in the shop and got it toasty warm on a cold day. Got to spend some more time on the engine and got some more parts fitted and installed.
Assembling the pistons was the most time consuming, glad it wasn't a V12
My bench vise's jaws were the perfect size to hold the piston by the flats while I assembled the rods to the piston pins.
Once the pistons were installed on the crank the rod bearings measured out at 0.0015 - 0.002
With the pistons installed I needed a large screw driver to turn the engine. The new rope seal made it almost too tight to turn by hand and the installed pistons did make it too tight to turn by hand. It turns with no binding and should loosen up.
Disassembled and cleaned up the rocker assembly. All the tips were slightly worn so I ground them down just enough to dress them up. Oddly the holes in the rocker shaft were pointed down when I took it apart but reassembled them with the holes up. Yjey and the valve cover are just laying on top, couldn't think of a better place to keep them for now.
Getting close.
New pistons & CLevite rod bearings Assembled piston Very tight cam & rod clearances All pistons installed New freeze plugs Best Gasket head gasket Head installed Worn rocker tip Dressed rocker tip Frontend parts installed 
