u/EscapeGrouchy3434 — reddlx

So I’m nearing first start up on my KA-T rebuild. Made the mistake of not measuring valve shims before assembling the head so I don’t know my shim sizes. I did at least put everything back the way it was prior to disassembling. Granted I bought it as a non running car so who knows if it ran well. I’ve measured my clearances with the head assembled and found most my valves were not in tolerance to the FSMs suggested 0.013 - 0.016in hot. Obviously it was checked cold but I wanted to get in the ball park before starting it.

My question is being a KA-T what clearances do you all recommend shooting for cold? I found some people suggesting 0.012 - 0.015 cold on the intake and 0.013 - 0.016 cold on the exhaust side. Is there anywhere that sells a general shim kit with various sizes? Ive not had any luck in my searches so far. I am going to try and mix and match what I can but I’d like to not have to wait on a bunch of single shims to come in if I don’t have to.