Seeking mechanic to remove and recondition stag heads

Received, thank you. Naomi is Pat's friend and is trying to find a solution. Please email or phone me if you know someone who can fix the blown head gasket on Pat's Stag Lovely to talk with you this morning! Thank you so much for your help with this query. Unfortunately Fairfield Motors, where she has been going for 20 years, have advised they can't do this work for her, as they don't have the space to store her car whilst awaiting parts. Pat is desperate for advice on where to take the car. Although she lives in Abbotsford, she is prepared to tow the car wherever it needs to go. I would be very grateful for members' advice on her behalf.

A Stag owner: A great service as usual Graeme, There are a few issues here, New heads why? Or do the old ones needs to come off, rebuilt and put back on??? Taking heads off an original engine that has not had this before is a great concern, seized studs and bolts etc, is there a budget?

"New heads" You say that like they are on sale at Aldi, alongside the trumpets and diving helmets. :-) :-) . ???????? This has gone from a replacement head gasket to "new heads." I'd be condition assessing the existing heads first; because 1. There are no "new heads." 2. EVERY head out there has been over skimmed beyond the "never go below"dimension stated (including ones on mine/every one I have ever seen.) I say this having had "old/second hand/condition assessed" parts in my car over the 30 years/340,000 k's I have done in it. When I bought "new" (recon) heads, I decided to get a recon block as well, as only ever had "old/condition assessed" blocks as well, never a rebore. So - "fully recon" blocks and heads arrive. Heads skimmed FAR OVER the limit (car currently too high comp, even WITH thick gaskets, but I live with it); and block has deep gouges in water pump surfaces meaning it was unusable until I had to extensive work around to fix. Seemed the "Stag expert" hadn't removed as many water pumps from them as me, judging by the butchery of the block/wrong tools used. So - "known quantity" is a good thing. But getting them off will be your GREATEST challenge. Most on here know what I mean. Mine always come off because I have done it before/measures in place. But heads that have been there for a long time - removal is the GREATEST hurdle. If they come off ok (if); I would be looking at recon on those before looking elsewhere. But maybe that is just me and my two bobs worth.