This is really a process, not for the faint of heart. So here is what has gone down. We fired off the truck, and it was rough. I have dealt with two outside people on this build, the machinist, and the engine builder, (oh and the upholster). At any rate the engine builder told me it has to be the intake. We talked about it for a while, and I agreed to re build the intake. After I got the intake re-built, the engine builder finds out part of the problem was a stuck valve. He pulled the heads and found the rockers were crap.
Even though they were new, they had a lot of side to side slack. The valves were shot, after the car ran for 20 minutes. Not only that, further inspection found debris, had gotten into the main bearings, and everything else in the engine. There was also some surface rust inside the engine, that is a mystery. I just got the truck back from the engine shop, and the machine shop after almost 3 months. The engine was totally rebuilt, and re-machined, and my checking account got cleaned as well. Now the engine starts and runs every time, and sounds great. Now that I have it back, I am working on it every night. The punch list is getting smaller. But while I didn't have the truck, I was thinking about the truck, so now I have a few more things to add to the build. More on that later. The following pictures are the reducers for the intake, the intake, and the seats. Also a new and larger wire for the starter has been added, which will be inside copper tube tomorrow. The really cool badge radiator cap leaked, and had to be replaced. So I have a new one to build.
