Well today I'm officially a month ahead of my most recent schedule. I got the engine hung today for hopefully the one and only time. It wasn't too bad but it did take some manuvering to get it on for good. I also spent wanted to get the fuel pump cooling shroud mounted but when i took the pump off I noticed that the gasket was torn. Not sure if it was previously or if I did it (most likely I did it) but I talked to Allen and he is sending me a new one along with a 90 degree fitting to come off of the oil pump inlet in order to make the turn for the nose gear. I didn't realize that it had an integral finger screen so it was a good thing I talked to him and he said he would machine a new fitting and send it out. I also installed the cylinder barrel heater bands from Reiff Preheaters and got those saftey wired along with mounting the throttle body, looking at fitting the starter, and some other components.
Engine is on!
Gotta make sure everything is at the right torque.