PHOTO UPDATE:
Done alot of checking making sure everything is ready. Not quite where I want to be but getting there slowly. I've been allowed to work all of friday on it by the Queen of the House, using our "staycation" time I figure I'm due for it after the local amusement park, the zoo and the spray park with the kids on three consecutive days...
Crank runout is good at 0.0005" TIR checked on mains 2,3&4
Crank endplay is on the high side but within spec at 0.010"
Main Clearances checked. Happy with the measurements at 0.0015-0.002".
Pulled freeze plugs, capped waterjacket off, taped, glass bead blasted and painted. I'm happy with the Ford Red.
Cam journal clearances checked. some are on the tight side but it ran before with no major issues, outside of some scoring from oil contamination. That's to be expected from a 280k km head. Recondition (on a tight budget) included new valve stem seals & valve guides, remanufactured intake valves and lash checked. (I double checked all of them to be safe). Clearances are 0.001-0.0015", lash check shows all between 0.009-0.011. End play was checked as well but I don't remember the number. Blueprint is in the garage.