I can't seem to post the last set of pictures, not sure if it is me or Dweb but I will try again later..
A quick point and then move on. I think the whole "...it's just the internet, so there is no reason to show respect and courtesy...." thing is so 1990. I know thats how it used to be, little punks acting like tough guys and whatnot, but in 2011 the internet is the primary source of information and communication worldwide. If you aren't going to be civil here, where will you be? I mean, this is the Land Rover forum, not 'Racergayboy.com' or 'Hondacivic'srule.com', right?
Thats just me though, so moving on with the topic at hand......
I will say that I suspected that my heads were not leaking and in the end they were not. They were in fact in good shape and had been redone, probably within 50k miles. If I knew then what I know now, I would have just removed the intake and replaced the leaking gasket and left it at that.
It seems as if the lower intake is pretty suceptible to leaking coolant, and in my opinion that job is not worth removing the heads. To replace the lower intake gasket does not necessitate removing any of the serpintine belt, A/C, pas pump, exhaust, SAI system, and some other things. The SAI system is itself a pain in the ass, at least it was for me.
However, if you do need to remove the heads, in my opinion it makes sense to have them redone. I tend to think that if you have an oil leak it is possibly the valve cover gaskets and the coolant leak could also easily be the lower intake, mine was noticebly loose.
Thats just my take, having done the job in my garage. Everyone has different abilities and tools, so your mileage may vary.
The job is not easy for a beginer mechainc, again in my opinion. Lots of bruised knuckles and sore backs. I give the professionals alot of credit for doing this shit every day, not something I would want to wake up and do for 10 hours.
Thanks for all the help and advice. I hope this thread will help someone else as others have greatly helped me.