Blown a head gasket on the off roader.
I wanna take them both off n get both skimmed, then dump em back on with composite gaskets.

Anyone know a good place to have the heads skimmed in/around Manchester??
If so, about how much is it gonna cost me d'reckon?

if heads are flat and dont have fire ring marks dont bother only skim if necessary

Not taken it apart yet, so will assess when they're off.
Last time I did one (a 'grale engined Fiat x1/9) it was a pain in the butt for access and realigning for new cambelt, n I was living down in Leicestershire, so I knew where to go to get stuff machined. Not done a headgasket in a few years, and a way, it'll be nice to do one of these rr v8s.
Anything out of the ordinary I should be aware of with the gasket replacement procedure on a 3.9EFi ?

hi joe

i would speak to a firm caled 'lockstitch'

LockStitch (UK) Ltd

theyve been about for ages, we have had a fair bit of work from them over time.

cheers