Where would I find one of these?
http://v8mr2.com/page97.asp
I want to lap the head myself when I do my HG
http://v8mr2.com/page97.asp
I want to lap the head myself when I do my HG
Where to get a Head Lapper?
- Thread starter JustAnotherVictim
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Wow, I can remember back years ago when every other conversation about the head was about lapping and doing it yourself. Well 4 or 6 years ago no one really understood what was involved or where to get the tools and I would say nothing has changed. I had to make my own lapping tools. just ask your machine shop to provide the ra that is needed for your headgasket.
It was more like a just in case kinda thing. I wasn't planning on just lapping the head. I have been reading up on it and I didn't think they were that expensive, so I kinda figured "what the hell" you know. 
i was told that using the lapping tool was a waste of time too.
using a lapping tool is not a waste of time
for those of us without a complete garage at our finger tips
the lapping tool works well
i did have the head surfaced but still lapped the head and did all the block work by hand
you can say what you want but my supra is RUNNING
and 3 years later my work is sill good
http://www.ddmcse.com/turbo/bhg_2003.htm
if more guys could get their hands on a lapping tool there would be less supras sent to an early grave
using a lapping tool is not a waste of time
for those of us without a complete garage at our finger tips
the lapping tool works well
i did have the head surfaced but still lapped the head and did all the block work by hand
you can say what you want but my supra is RUNNING
and 3 years later my work is sill good
http://www.ddmcse.com/turbo/bhg_2003.htm
if more guys could get their hands on a lapping tool there would be less supras sent to an early grave
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i'd say you'd be better off just bringing to a shop that's willing to machine it to a guaranteed RA.
jmcboost said:
can't help you friend, wish i could. you might want to go talk to the service manager at ford dealership and ask him/her where they get the heads from their modular V8's machined (they require a very low ra because of the use of MLS head gaskets). you might get lucky and find a dealership that actually does good work and gets the head machined properly.