Well that was my guess....timing chain off.... glad you found it! I'm also happy you didn't knock a piston up into a valve!!! Put it together and fire that sucker up!

70 Roadrunner convt. street car 440+6, NOS, 4-spd, SS springs '96 Mustang GT convt. street car '04 4.6 SOHC, NOS, auto, lowered "Officer, that button is for short on-ramps"