Rotate the engine by hand a few times to double check the timing and oil bathe the cam, chain and rockers before installing the cam cover.

Did you install the exhaust manifolds yet?

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No on the exhaust manifold. Ordered new bolts. Waiting for them to come in.

As far as rotating the engine, I do not have the valve cover on yet. Plan on doing that this week. No oil in yet either. Once I have cover on & oil in I will. Anything to look for?

I painted mine with aerosol VHT light gray primer and no color coat, they looked pretty good and similar to original for a few years.

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Pour oil on the cam etc., before putting the cover just do it slowly so it doesn't run over/out the head. Rotate the engine by hand with the cover off looking and feeling for anything odd.

Rocker assemblies installed yet?

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I painted mine with aerosol VHT light gray primer and no color coat, they looked pretty good and similar to original for a few years.

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Rockers entire head rebuilt and already installed. Manifold is still connected to the pipes just pulled away. I would love to paint them, but afraid that spray would get on the car as well as over the engine. Plus it's very cold here in NJ, so I didn't even paint the valve cover nor air cleaner much to my chagrin.