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<blockquote data-quote="Nulli Secundus" data-source="post: 102156" data-attributes="member: 560"><p>Fitting seat rings was considered Bruce, but when people saw the head in the flesh they shied away from it.</p><p></p><p>I will post a picture, or two, later on which might help explain their reluctance to take the job on.</p><p></p><p>I learnt that the head was not repairable whilst on holiday on Islay (the whisky island) and put a wanted head advert on the Rudge Club Forum. I was offered a choice of two from a guy on Shetland and bought one for a very reasonable price. The head is in perfect condition, but will need a lot of modifications to convert it to a central spark plug and a bolted down rocker cover, as opposed to the clamped down standard one. Then there will be the porting and most likely seat work. The seats look good as they are.</p><p></p><p>This work will cost me quite a lot of money.</p><p></p><p>I have a plan B though. With new cam followers (which I have just bought new) and a small bolt on conversion piece for the crankcase, which I will have to get made, plus 5 modified head bolts, I can then fit one of my brand new 1931 open valve Ulster heads. I plan to route the then redundant oil feed to the head down into the timing chest via the conversion piece to keep the cams and followers happy. Should save me a few bob and I want to test my new heads anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nulli Secundus, post: 102156, member: 560"] Fitting seat rings was considered Bruce, but when people saw the head in the flesh they shied away from it. I will post a picture, or two, later on which might help explain their reluctance to take the job on. I learnt that the head was not repairable whilst on holiday on Islay (the whisky island) and put a wanted head advert on the Rudge Club Forum. I was offered a choice of two from a guy on Shetland and bought one for a very reasonable price. The head is in perfect condition, but will need a lot of modifications to convert it to a central spark plug and a bolted down rocker cover, as opposed to the clamped down standard one. Then there will be the porting and most likely seat work. The seats look good as they are. This work will cost me quite a lot of money. I have a plan B though. With new cam followers (which I have just bought new) and a small bolt on conversion piece for the crankcase, which I will have to get made, plus 5 modified head bolts, I can then fit one of my brand new 1931 open valve Ulster heads. I plan to route the then redundant oil feed to the head down into the timing chest via the conversion piece to keep the cams and followers happy. Should save me a few bob and I want to test my new heads anyway. [/QUOTE]
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