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There is a reason the copper fitting looks like a pipe connector.
It is a pipe connector.
C-Clamp on head of valve.
Presto!
Valve keepers were extracted with a mechanics magnet. Now to figger a way to put'em back??
A cupped valve. The pic is not quite square and the cupping doesn't show as well as real life. Squint at the bottom part. It shows better there.

The cupping allows the valve face to sit deeper in the valve seat and........uh oh, where did my clearance go?