Hi Dave Doon L001
Yeah, 2 head gaskets are not a good idea; your just asking for trouble but I am going for one 2mm head gasket and two or three 0.3mm base gaskets.
Hi Manx David, the B+P I have got are AA ones and I do not think they are thick enough on the crowns to machine any off. Which is a shame as it would cure the problem.
Anyway I have got hold of some copper sheet, 2mm, 106 grade; so I am having a go at making the head gaskets required. It has to be the slowest engine build I've done because I found one of the cylinders was damaged, so I thought I'd get a standard 2.0L cylinder bored out to suit but found these are slightly taller, so had to get a pair rebored to try and keep a side level.
I ordered a cam shaft and lifters in November, they came in in two weeks; I thought great! till I found they had sent hydraulic lifters instead of solid. They sent them back for exchange but the suppliers had none and had to order from the USA and I still have not received them. Well at least it is not a type 1 engine, so I could rebuild the bottom end and sort my deck heights out. You never know, by the time I have the heads on; the lifters might be here

Cheers guys, Rob