Looking good!

I install a petcock drain, http://www.4wd.com/Heating-Cooling/Repla...CFYZbfgod6J8AeA
so it is easy to drain the block of coolant.

IIRC, the compressed head gasket should be about .038"?

How did you install the compression rings, 180* apart?

After you get the head back from Tlowe, when do you think you will get it fired up?

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