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Hi All
Hate to ask what may be a stupid question but here we go. I've been building my Atlas project in the frame on it center stand. Presently the barrel is on with pistons installed and bolted down. My next step is to install the head. I am using a solid copper head gasket and will Pliobond it down. I did a dry run with the push rods all the way up in the head after tiling the head back. Next I found it impossible to tilt the head forward enough to allow the push rods into their respective barrell tunnels primarily I think because I had the three 3/8" studs installed in the head already. What's the approach? Should those studs be installed up through the barrel after the head is on ? Thanks

[QUOTE="jms, post: 678904, member: 278"] Hi All Hate to ask what may be a stupid question but here we go. I've been building my Atlas project in the frame on it center stand. Presently the barrel is on with pistons installed and bolted down. My next step is to install the head. I am using a solid copper head gasket and will Pliobond it down. I did a dry run with the push rods all the way up in the head after tiling the head back. Next I found it impossible to tilt the head forward enough to allow the push rods into their respective barrell tunnels primarily I think because I had the three 3/8" studs installed in the head already. What's the approach? Should those studs be installed up through the barrel after the head is on ? Thanks [/QUOTE]