[qwikz28]

I got the car running yesterday. The valvetrain is SUBSTANTIALLY quieter. I mean, the ticking of the valvetrain could be heard in the car over the exhaust, and is now completely gone. There was definitely something wrong before, but whatever it was, it is gone now.

In other news, it all has to come back apart. Buttoning it back on, I misspoke and told my cousin to torque the valve cover bolts to the same torque as the rockers; 22ft/lbs. He ended up snapping the first one. Not his fault, completely mine. Wasn't paying attention when he asked. I tried drilling out the middle of the broken bolt and using a screw extractor, and naturally made it worse. I just left that screw undone and plugged up the hole in the valve cover with the broken bolt and some glue. I'm going to need new heads. It is what it is. For now, the car runs, but I can't really drive it with the hole being covered up with only glue.

Anyway, thanks for all the help guys. I obviously couldn't have done it without you guys. I'm going to order new heads soon (probably going for some milled, ported AIs) and have the car running before the end of next month, hopefully.