Piledriver: I noticed that as well... for other reasons the motor had to come apart again and go back together so I checked the brass gear before reassembly. I didn't know about the last in/first out bit but it makes a lot of sense in retrospect.
Johnnyvee: oh there will be videos for everyone to see when this thing hits the dyno and in car footage shortly there after.
Kafer_Mike: I hadn't heard of problems with the oil pressure sender so thats good to know. Unfortunately mounting options are very limited because of intakes, cooling or lack of body work to attach it to. I'd also be worried about lower readings with a longer feed line as well. I'll definitely keep an eye on it though.
wrenchnride247: It's not really shown in the pic but when the header is on correctly (it wasn't for the pic) the exhaust stud was too long and the flange didn't touch the head. So I convinced the exhaust and head to play nice before ceramic coating, rather than scratch it off on assembly. For what it's worth, it was a real pain getting that nut on there during the build up but even worse trying to get it on there with the header wrap in place.
