1.2 head on 1.3 block.

[Geth]

Hey guys,

I'm in the middle of replacing my head gasket. But now that the head is off I am wondering if this may be a good oppertunity to fit a 1.2 head on to my 1.3 block. The 1.2 head I have is in a bit of a state at the moment and will require a bit of time and money to get it up to scratch. So I want to ask a few questions before I commit my self to it.

Will I have enough valve clearence using 1.2 head on a 1.3 block with AST2 cam as it may be necessary to lightly face the the head as well?

My valve springs are most probably shagged so I want to replace them. Is it worth getting some uprated springs from Kent Cams to match my cam or just fit new standard ones?

Cheers

[Stuart]

it will all fit on fine. unless you plan to rev the living daylights out of it then std springs are fine (we fitted std spraings to Jims 1.6 that runs a 300deg cam and revs to 8K happily and there is no valve slap etc)