Head cleaned up very nicely with a bit of a diy parts cleaning bin and some elbow grease.
A fresh selection of parts from the UK, i struggled to find new valves anywhere else.
The old 8v lump removed, made for a good paper weight. Took me so long to get this out maybe a couple of days. Having had the new engine in and out a couple of times now for clutch replacement etc, i reckon i could do a full removal in a couple of hours.
Struggled with breaking the cam gear, could not figure out why the engine would not turn over and then the cam gear would snap its tooth off. Turned out to be bent cams, which set me back a long time cause trying to find another set was proving a mission.
Found some new Cams in the end and it all went back together nicely.