It's been 3 months since I updated this thread so I thought I should. Life got really busy and I had to build a floor for my shed to build in which took some time. I was able to get most of the supporting systems off and popped the valve cover just to check the top end out since I noticed rust forming on top of the valves
I should hopefully have some more progress pics in the next few weeks, just gotta find time to tinker!