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put some copper slip on the threads, that should stop the steel screw siezing in the ally threads

Eliot wrote:how much duty did they sting you for?

It cost me £370, the bit's i bought over there cost me just over £1900 which i think was quite cheep as the heads are about £1300 each + vat and the pistons are £550 + vat over here

I spent the new year in florida and whilst over there i bought a pair of Dart pro1 heads, ARP Head studs and a set of pistons for a BBC. when they arrived in the uk i got collered for import duty and vat but it still worked out cheaper than getting them from over here, In total it cost me £2400 for ...