Here are some pictures from tonight.
Getting ready to pull the crank.
Got 'er out.
The old pistons/rods.
Starting to disassemble the head ported by Steve Menogen I bought used from a user on the forums.
The cam has a rough spot on the third exhaust lobe. Not sure what caused it, but will this be a big deal? If they re-condition the cam to smooth this part out I might lose some lift.
I have the original that has been sitting for a while so it's rusted. Which would be better to rework? Here's the original. They are both the same ('89 roller cams).
Pulling the valves.
After a little simple green, the head cleaned up really nicely.
Here's a shot comparing the stock head ports (left) to the Steve head ports (right). Quite the difference!