Ordered up head gaskets and bolts from Summit Thursday, along with a Be-Cool LS1 style 61 Corvette radiator for Mutt, and had the stuff Friday, gotta love the overnight ground service from Reno. Seperately I ordered the new Michelin PS2 tires from Tire Rack. I'll get the tires mounted Monday - I had them drop shipped to Big O by my office. 
I modified the passenger head to accomodate the stock temp sender, drilling out the head and tapping to 1/2" pipe for the sensor. I cleaned up the block and all the bolt holes, reinstalled the heads, and bolted them down. I used a sharpie angle torque wrench. Next step was reinstalling the rest of the valve train. Pretty easy job with no body around the engine.
Tonight I cleaned up the valve covers. I also pulled the truck filler tube, putting the fill cap directly on the valve cover. Given the corrosion on the aluminum, and the close proximity to the beach, the plan is to paint the engine and accessories to avoid more oxidation of the aluminum.
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