1964 Valiant "Get Runnin & Drivin"

Got this done today. New Oregon regrind installed and degreed. Heavily milled head installed. Valve gear installed and adjusted. Plenty of adjustment left to use the stock pushrods.

Static compression came in at 9.686 dynamic at 7.856. Should be very pump gas friendly and sound really nasty with 250@ .050" on a 108. I plan to clean and strip it and paint it IH red, as original. It should be pretty snappy even with the big duration in Vixen as light as she is.

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Being originally blue with the ribbed valve cover..... is it a 1969 engine ??