Had to make another run to Speedway this afternoon to get another fitting to finish the fuel line up, then it freaking leaked a little bit anyway. I strategically placed a few fire extinguishers around and fired it off anyway...and it hit and fired off on the first hit of the key. Took a quick look around and topped off the coolant, then shut it down to wait for my neighbor Mark to get there. Then we fired it back off and he held it up around 2,000 RPM for 20 minutes or so while I watched for leaks runs, drips or errors and fire...
It sounds awesome and seems to be super smooth. I marked the intake and distributor before taking it apart and basically just put the distributor right back on the marks and it seems pretty dang close. No hint of smoke out the exhaust, cooling system works perfectly, hot idle oil pressure is almost double what it was before...and no strange noises...so far I'm very happy.
Now I get to re-do the fuel line, then put the shifter in and make sure the clutch is all good...then put a timing light on it and dial that in...then it's time to hit the streets!!!