The Cart Before the Horse: Spec 3 Build

[Deceus]

Pull the head, have it freshened up, and do the timing guides right.  You'll save yourself a headache later.

This x10

Just about every seemly insignificant shortcut I took building my motor came back to haunt me. If it were me, knowing what I know now, I'd strip it all the way down just to see what everything looks like. Gaskets and bearings are relatively cheap, getting the motor out and on a stand is 90% of the battle. That's probably overkill but you it certainly doesn't get any more convenient than right now especially with winter coming up.