Sure, it's a little harder to get it unhooked,
but you can get the intake off and wire it to
the side out of the way, this biggest thing
is the heater hoses and the little ones under
the manifold.
As far as parts, Napa in the US, or a good
parts house that the auto repair shops use,
they hate junk coming back for some lame
part being junk.
Drop that head off at a machine shop and
have them get the parts and do the head,
a new head is way too $$ and a rebuild is
as good, plus you know what parts you got,
not somebodys problem
Good Luck
Wild