Engine buttoned up

Cam timing is set and engine is buttoned up

Prepping the headers

 One thing I definitely wanted done was to ceramic coat the headers. Originally, the headers were insulated with asbestos and wrapped with a thin aluminum shell. Mine were in rough shape and I wanted the insulation removed. His is another source of debate -- some people say that the bare headers will get too hot without the insulation while others say it's just fine as long as they're ceramic coated. I guess well find out how it goes.

The "sampling tubes" were also removed and plugged.