ITS ALIVE !!
I got the motor in last week. The headers were the hardest part of the install. I had trouble with the threads on #5 and 7 spark plug holes and had to use a thread chaser coated with axle grease to "deburr". After it was all together, I couldn't get it to fire. I preoiled the motor and reused the '509 cam, so a little cranking without starting shouldnt have hurt anything. The ecm decided to crap out while the motor was out... who knows why.
Once I got it running, there was a rotational tinny scraping noise so I shut it down. The torque converter tin cover was bent inwards and was getting slapped by the TQ bolt heads. I removed the cover and all is well. It was getting dark as I shut it down, so I didnt want to risk any problems with the car on a night time maiden run. Tomorrow ought to be fun.