Bob ~ There is an excellent article on reworking the 235 head at http://www.selectric.org/55chevy/soup.html
Look at "Test #4" on page 18.
Actually the complete article is VERY GOOD reading. I have been told before that the article is old and outdated. "BUNK" The motor is old also, so it still applies, in my book. Besides that how many knowledable people are doing new research on the old 235's and 261's for STREET usage ??? Just people like you and me that want to keep the old things running good. And I admit, I'm an amateur. It's a little hard at first to follow it but after reading it about 30 times I finally got a hold of their process. They used this head on the 261 but the same process done to the head and bolted to a 235 block would really be the berries. Let me know what you think.