Got the engine out of the dakota and both heads off. Intakes 3 and 5 definitely failed the water test, and the runners are visibly burned where the flame front was breaking past the valve seat.

Pulled the springs off and the guides (or lack thereof) are very loose. Valves are floppy at full lift and that's likely contributing to the valve seals leaking.

Talked to 2 different machine shops and already made my mind up on which i'm using. Quote is roughly $1,000 for 16 manganese-bronze guides, 16 valve seals, 16 valve jobs (14 cleanup and 2 fix), and 2 intake valves.

Also making good progress on wiring up the new toy.

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Still waiting on my cylinder heads. So far no major issues found other than Eric can't believe it didn't tear up more parts running the way it was.

We've spent some time working on the new toy. Updating a 23 year old chassis is not for the faint of heart. There's definitely been some struggles along the way.

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Went to a new year's nitro party and there was an orange lambo there. It's exactly the look we're going for.

Also - picked up my cylinder heads. That story will continue later.

The seat didn't have a headrest originally. Dad made one with some aluminum & integrated it to the seat, which is tailor made to the chassis.

In the middle of all the cold, he also got the quarter and back windows all taken care of with all new MarGuard Lexan. A little more tricky because the windows are flush with the body, including a recessed bevel.

It's a 2000 S-10 Pro Stock Truck.

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