No pics from this weekend but the top end is mostly back together. Getting the pistons with new rings fitted into the bores was PITA even with a set of "motorcycle" ring compressors. Next time I'll just do what I did this time, which was to go to a local hardware store and buy four 60mm-80mm jubilee clips and use those to compress the rings. Those, along with some rubber mallet action saw the cylinder block seated without damaging the new base gasket.
The head went on pretty easily with a new head gasket but I ended up having to install/remove the cams 3 times before I finally got the timing set correctly. Next time, I'll remember to fit the cam chain tensioner and fully tension the chain before tightening down the cam-caps.
I'll also try to remember Steve Sefsick's (SiSF/Shoodaben) idea and paint some nail varnish on the camchain rivets and on the sprockets BEFORE I disassemble the top end. If you ever come to do the camshaft timing on one of these engines, if it doesn't look right, IT ISN'T!
Next up was a compression test and I must have done something right as we now have 185-184-182-185 psi. This is after a hone, with new rings and the valves lapped, so once she is broken in I would expect that to rise to around 190 across the board so the top end is mostly complete.
I have some rubber seals for the coolant logs and the side cover gaskets on order but the next order of business is the bottom end so once the valves have been adjusted just so, and the rocker cover is refitted she is getting flipped and the crankcase split in half so I can inspect the crank, big-end and the gearbox.