Aight... more pictures here.. although less gratuitous.
I used a zen-like mantra "quality not quantity" this time around.
Casting wires extracted from coolant passages:
Da ports- more off the top than off the floor....cough!!:
Runners- still need to work the bowl area a bit:
The look of terror from my cylinder head (its OK lil' buddy I won't hurt ya):
Nice clean work area:
I am actually happy in this picture
Cleaned up the floors of the runners,
I didn't want to trumpet the ports so I channeled air flow & high/low pressure thoughts to guide me.
I will probably never need to take iron supplements after this.
to be continued......