I am telling my age with this one. Has anyone else ever seen or heard of the Arkun conversion that made the flathead valve in block engines into an overhead valve engine? I have only seen one in an actual auto and that was many years ago, it was a neat idea and it worked out fairly well.
It was designed and made by Arkus Duntov - yep, the same Duntov of Corvette engine fame.
Here is a link to a short read and some pictures of it.
https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/ardunohvconversion.htmldrover