Well I just got my heads back today for the second time. Horribly I couldn't retrieve them without giving the machine shop $711.00. And that was with the owner saying that he gave me a break on the bronze valve guides which he said were normally $25.00 apiece. He charged me $5.00 apiece. He claimed that the valves looked good and that if they were his he would run the car without replacing them. We argued back and forth about what he should have done when the heads were brought in the first time although no matter what was said he was in the right and I was in the wrong not telling him to replace them in the first place. I think that these places sometimes take advantage of folks like me who hand them something and say "Can you please check these heads out and take care of any problems you may find?" Having now shelled out $1000.00 + for these heads to be worked on and still not have new valves seems high to me but maybe that's a fair price. Just thought I'd let you guys know the outcome. Now it's time to get this puppy back together and hopefully enjoy blasting down the road without looking like the mosquito control guy. Happy weekend to you folks