What I used were the two studs that stick thru the center of the valve cover on a 216.
The four 235 valve cover bolts are 1/4" and would be really sketchy for that task, especially if you were to use a chain between them, which would put quite a bit of side load on them.
Manifold bolts on the driver's side and something else (starter?) on the passenger side with a chain thru them would be stouter than the valve cover bolts.
Or you could use two of the 3/8" bolts holding the rocker shaft on. Maybe a couple of all-thread pieces with coupler nuts to receive your eye bolts, or find some long shank eyebolts [on edit] (third pic added from Grainger.com)[/edit] that would reach thru the rocker stands to the head and thread into it.
My setup was bolted tight to the rocker stands. Here's a couple of pics. I built the leveler out of a trailer tongue jack that had stripped the crank gear.
Last edited by klhansen; 08/14/202512:17 AM. Reason: added Grainger listing for eyebolts
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