You know how to keep me motivated Steve. Today I'm only going to clean up all the gasket surfaces, lay out all the new parts and double check I have everything. Might get the old bearings out today, but will probably wait until tomorrow. I have other tasks to do too (such is life).
Back onto Daves comment about the UCCR and how it may be contributing to some of the extra heat in the piston. I was thinking after a comment on another forum. Basically, the other option I have at this point is also sliding in a single 0.1mm base gasket. That will take my squish up to 1.35mm, but will raise the ports a touch, and add an extra 0.35cc's of volume
It should net some better over rev in both aspects. I might lose a touch off the bottom as a result. I might do that as its the cheap and easy option and I have everything here to do it myself.. and if I'm unhappy its easy to switch back. I'll crunch some numbers tonight to see just how much difference to the UCCR this will make.