Those where very easy task...CoyoteStarfish wrote:Sounds good. How well did the M51 head bolts work?
hardest part where new threads... little sweating was founded....
two washers for each bolt because m51 bolts are little longer than m21
head gasket where easy to assemble without "cyl head guides"
i used those guides in first stages of work....
i glued gasket to the block with some vht copper glue and instant Adhesive...
then i removed guides... and sprayed more vht to upper side of gasket...
next i lifted cyl head on the place...
cyl head bolt holes are now 12.1mm
so cyl head doesnt need anymore those guides...
funniest thing was when we lifted head the wrong way round
and scariest thing.... both me and my friend are specialists...
btw my friend has over 600bhp 2litre toyota celica gt-four