First Start on engine.

Been a busy week.  Bob, Van and Jim came down for the first start on the engine. Jim and Van did the top dead center and timing first. Got the battery hooked up and took a few cranks to get her started. Fired up and sounded good. Ran it for 20 minutes for break in time. That was a very happy moment. Good oil pressure. had a couple of water leaks at the head plugs. Pulled the plugs later after cool down and put some sealant on the plugs and cranked them down tight.  I had pulled the thermostat out for the run in and replaced it after cool down and draining the water. Added half and half anti-freeze and water back in. Had a leak at the hose clamp on the goose neck that was just a tighten job. Pulled the oil filter off and cut it apart to check for any filing from bearings or camshaft. Had a very small amount of shiny filings, but nothing significant. Was very happy to get this part done. Thanks for all the help boys. 
Next is bleed the brakes.
I wanted the run the engine one more time after I had good brakes so I could shift the transmission and check that it was working and the rear-end would turn over all right.
Next day Nancy helped me bleed the brakes. I found four leaks. I had to change one short piece of brake line and just needed to tighten up the other two.
Jeff (the Painter) called and wanted to come pick up the chassis that afternoon.  Bob showed up and we started the engine again. All worked well.
Tony and Jeff showed up with a trailer and we loaded it up and sent it off to Warsaw for a final put together and tweaking. Will do that tomorrow.