Heads are stripped now, ready to be cleaned and sent away along with the block halves for 14mm stud conversion and some other work....
Everything was photo'd and labelled and stored separately so i know where it goes/came from and so nothing gets damaged!
I've noticed that on both heads there are some tiny hairline cracks that run from the sparkplug holes towards the valves, there only a couple of mm deep and approx 5-6mm long. I've done some reading and it seems this is common on Subaru heads?
Magnetic pen tool came in very handy when removing valve collets!
Valve guides are staying put for now, I will be replacing the valves, springs, retainers, seals and the Camshafts will be uprated too
Next job whilst the block and heads are away will be to remove the aircon rad and pipework, I'll also start moving washer bottle and the battery to the boot.