Finally got the lump bolted on the stand, M14x1.5...90 bolts are mighty expensive, about 2$ a piece! It's still funny how heavy the engine felt ten years ago but not at all anymore. I got water pump, valve cover, cams, HLA's and oil filter removed, and got the sump drained. Rather plenty of water in there! Instead of cracking the headbolts open, I actually got the socket split. Must try again tomorrow with better tools!
Anyway, here's some pics.
Here's how the stand mounting plate is on. the engine is a bit top heavy with the head on in the stand, but not dangerously so.
Camwheel cover removed but water pump still in place.
Speaking of which, here it is. That's not coffee in it. Good thing this is a complete rebuild and not a brief engine condition check up.
The ten years old oil inside the engine was rather nasty stuff. It looked like the engine was taking a crap, eww...
FE5A cams, with IN and EX on top like in some show piece. Cams seem to be pretty much okay.
A Very Special Service Tool for extracting the HLA's. Also comes with a handy LED torch.
High-tech HLA holder tray, to keep the HLA's in order. They all get squishy after few pushes, so I've got some HLA cleaning technique to practice. Some of them look really bad on this photo, but they're just covered in dirty oil. Actually they all have almost mirror like top.
Head sans cams and HLA's.
The show stopper for tonight.