I picked up the head and control arms the other day and had a bit of time to work on it. The control arms got mounted up, but I still don't have the ball joints yet. They should be in at the end of the week.
I then cleaned up the sealing surface on the block. To do this, I used a knife to get the crusties off, then I went at it with a green scotch brite pad. Lastly, I hit it with some brake cleaner and a clean rag.
Here we have the head. Its a little cleaner now!
And, voala, it fits!
I didn't have time to bolt it back down or anything yet. I also have to adjust the valve clearance. Any idea how often this is supposed to be done? I doubt it ever has been... I will get to that this weekend hopefully.