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I spent most of the weekend in the paint shop and painted about 90% of the parts. A few parts need some touching up but I'm happy but tired! I've been trying to watch videos and read the post here but I still have some questions. On the rear end, I figured I would replace the cork seal between the pump and rear end. I'm picking up that this is a common place to leak and since I have it this far apart it would be smart to do it. How far should I take the engine down? Pull the head, inspect and replace the gasket? I didn't realize it at the time, but the bolts I removed that held the heat shield down are also some of the head bolts? Since they need to be re-torqued should I not pull it and replace bolts and gasket? Also, should I remove some of the sheet metal to repaint or spray as is? Thanks for your patience and help!