1) Wow! the engine is here finally. well almost all of it. case and heads to come when they have them to send. It turned out almost a week later, but with a sad story. stay tuned.
2) Inventory done, and all parts received that were sent. so far so good!!
3) The plot thickens..Is that a crooked pickup, so to speak? Talking to tech support, it is pretty much normal. but if I was making it I would have been more careful. Not made here, so...