John, I set the lash while I had the valley pan off. I verified that I was on the backside of each lobe as I set each valve. Even climbed over into the engine compartment on the one you can't see from in front of the car so I could look at it from the back.
Jack, I'll be doing that Tuesday. Got Little League practice and practice for the Church Easter musical monday evening and night.
Schurkey, the car was running fine when I took it down. The distributor is a Dave's smallbody HEI conversion. You have to put a different distributor gear on because the Hydraulic rollers will eat a stock one. My understanding is that the polymer gears will last much longer than the bronze (or is it brass?) replacements. Compression test? I'm sure I've got at least enough to make it run and think it is in really good shape bottom end wise. The cylinder walls looked great. I do have a compression tester, don't guess it would hurt to check it.
I'm at a loss guys, it won't hit at all.
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way....
1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.
