8 Port head

Post by **spoon.450** » Thu May 06, 2021 10:40 pm

A mate of mine has recently unearthed this 8 port head, believed to be a Pinion example. This is all he has. Can anyone please advise.....
1, Does a standard rocker assembly fit ?
2, What are the chances of finding inlet and exhaust manifolds ( without having to have new ones made ) ?
3, Is it worth bothering with ?
Any information at all will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Dave

Post by **Fanfaniracing** » Fri May 07, 2021 7:44 am

Wow!

This is super interesting!

I would go for this head and if manifolds are not available, i think making them is worth it.

Post by **Exminiman** » Fri May 07, 2021 8:10 am

Interesting head, not skimmed for a small bore is it?
Probably worth checking for porosity or cracks before spending anything on it.
Nice thing though......
EDIT, presume you have seen this ? http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.u ... 8_port.htm

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri May 07, 2021 12:46 pm

Thanks Ex, you beat me to it.

Post by **spoon.450** » Fri May 07, 2021 6:23 pm

Great info......thanks for directing me.

georgesheep · Post by **georgesheep** » Fri May 07, 2021 10:30 pm

Hello Spoon.450

A standard "A" rocker cover will not fit your friend's 8 port cylinder head, you may be interested in seeing a picture of my unmachined valve cover. I suspect that the cylinder head was most likely cast at the same time as mine, I know that the valve covers had Gordon Allen's name cast in at that time, about 1971/1972. I understand that the inlet and exhaust manifolds are very close to that of the Weslake head. Yes the standard valve rocker assembly will fit.

Regards Paul

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cpr1 · Post by **cpr1** » Fri May 07, 2021 10:45 pm

Joe Anastasi here in Malta ran a Pinon 8 port head for many years in his hilclimb mini,think he had two for sale.

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