Turns out that the TR2 head studs that Moss sells are way different than the Standard Vanguard studs and won't work.
My block looks like it fell on its side at some point before I got it and the studs on that side are bent. I imagined having to have a set custom made. I called ARP (Automotive Racing Products
http://arp-bolts.com/ ) and talked to them. When I said the words “Morgan” and “Standard Vanguard” you could hear the crickets. They wanted to send me to the “custom fabrication” phone. I told the guy that what I needed was 7/16th’s studs, coarse on one side and fine on the other, 5” long. He said “Oh, that’s the head stud kit for a small block Ford”. He made me up a custom kit. Studs, nuts, washers, assembly lube and torqueing instructions came for $75. The studs look great and I am ecstatic.
Taking the block in Dec 18th to be line bored to accept replaceable cam bearings. I’ll probably be getting the parts back towards the end of January and begin building the engine.
I hope that this helps anyone else trying to rebuild an original Standard Vanguard engine.
-Bill
