Well, i'm afraid i went for the rebuild! I have my reasons....Sorry if anyone was looking forward to seeing the results of the mentioned mods. Anyway, got loads done today! The heads are back on, rear connections sorted, wiring tidyed up, rear cambelt cover on, spark plugs in, PAS pump back on and oil dipstick fitted. I also got my new oil cooler and thermostat fitted. So tomorrow will consist of torquing the heads (new a torque angle guage), fitting the water pump+pulley, crank pulley and re-fitting the cams. Then it's time to get it timed up! I can't believe how much ground i've covered today, its gone so much quicker than the strip down! Pics (sorry about the poor quality);
New drivers head gasket;
Drivers head re-fitted;
Heads re-fitted with gaskets;
The biggest pain in the ar5e today was fitting the engine lift bracket, oil dipstick and steal coolant pipe, what a bastard!!