despite the extra waiting, got the whole thing back together and back in the frame rails before the cold front. was the last day in the 40s. swung it up n over while the in-laws were prepping the thanksgiving meal! my FIL helped me get the truck pushed back into the heated shop. the shop ceiling is too low for extraction, so i was working on the engine in the barn. glad i'm not still wrenching out there now in the 20s.
hot rod lift pump (build in post #200) got -8AN lines and eliminated 4 of the 5 banjo fitting. the last one has the injector return screwed into it, so i didn't rework all that. if i can prove i am loosing fuel pressure at the top end and need just a little more i might play other games. the inlet screen was also tossed for a big in-line filter.
3D printed a template to put timing marks on the balancer and got the timing all turned up while it was still on the stand. timing cover listed 12.5 base, so +7 to 19.5 should be game on.
with the engine in the truck, i did the BARE MINIMUM to start it. no trans, no cooling, just fuel and a few wires. priming with the little plunger was lame :lol2: but she worked and fired up! sounds smoooooth, i wish i had checked the sound level before and after cuz this is way quieter. at this point i have the trans back in and almost everything finished up. final thing to screw with is the throttle cable, and those parts don't show up til Wed.
