Well, with the exception of putting it on the cradle and bolting up a water neck for the dyno....we are done.
The new push-sticks came in from Trend...
Had to do some extensive grinding on the flange holes for the
oil pan, but it's on...engine is filled with 10 quarts of Valvoline VR1 10W30.
Had to put some MSD timing tape on the balancer. ATI balancers are notorious for being off and this one was out probably about 7-8 degrees. That's fixed...
Here's how it looked before it was corrected. TDC should be half-way between the two pen marks on the tape....
And corrected....
Checked the curve on the distributor, checked the bushing, and replaced the springs. They were looking pretty crusty looking. Checked the distance on the distributor gear.
I'm reusing the valve cover gaskets that are on the valve covers. They were glued on so good that they should still seal up really well. Just gave the valve covers a bath and cleaned them up.
Got a tentative dyno day of a week from today. Barring no surprises, we'll be making noise next week.