Bought a new head and took it all apart tonight so I can send it off for porting.

Here are the end cam journals, followed by the insides of the cam caps....









Do these look okay??

In the first pic, on the right side, there's a slight ridge I can feel with my fingernail... But the rest of them are pretty smooth...

I don't know much about this aspect of building, and this is the first head I've disassembled myself... I just pray that these are pretty normal for a used head... I didn't expect it to be perfect & new but I'd like some opinions... :shrugs:

 

Looks good, I'd use it without a doubt.

With regards to the ridge... is that where the camshaft ends? I'd consider it normal if it is.

 

Just put the cams back into place, and on the first pic, the ridge that sticks up slightly corresponds to a groove in the cam...

 

Anyone else have opinions?

 

It is fine from what the pics look like. Just for future ref, drag your fingernail accross the surface. If your nail catches on any part of it, thats when you have to worry. But it looks good as far as I can tell

 

Easy fix on the right one..I'd run it

 

ya that actually looks real good. theres been plenty I've seen that people thought were good that were actually unusuable.

 

can grooves in the cam journals and cam caps be fixed? If so, where?

There used to be someone in Orlando that could fix this, he is nolonger in buisness.

Any help would be appreciated