Quick update

Hi all!

Before I start with the update, I just want to give a shout out to valiantdan. He's getting an old '66 VC back on the road. He's going great guns at it too! If your a bit sick of waiting for my few and far between updates, valiantdans blog should definitely quench your thirst!
You can find him here: http://valiantdan.wordpress.com/

Now for the proceedings.

Motor is finally in and complete.
Tried firing it up, but with no success, just kept turning but not firing.
Turned it by hand to get it to TDC
Checked dizzy - back to front - DOH!!!!
Spun it around, still not firing. 
INSERT CREATIVE SWEAR WORDS HERE!!
Next step read the instructions
1. turn the engine over until you are at top dead centre.
2. Top dead centre is found like this:
a. line the timing mark on the harmonic balance up with "0" on the timing mark
b. Next - IMPORTANT - check the pushrods on cylinder one. You should be able to turn them freely by hand. This is Top Dead Centre.
I did this turned it over by hand until both pushrods were loose. Awesome, got that.
Checked the dizzy - back to front again - DOUBLE DOH!!
Spun it around again
Aligned the dizzy so the rotor lined up with the contact point of what would now be number 1 lead
Reset the leads according to the cast in firing order on the inlet manifold.
Turned the key

SUCCESS! 

Fired up first turn

Now the bad news :-(

The brand new oil pump is soooo good, it found a split in the remote oil filter line and pumped about  1/2 a litre of oil all over the garage floor! With the big fan running as well it sprayed it virtually to the back wheel. 3 bags of Coles kitty litter later and we had that all cleaned up.

STOPPED!

I took the oil lines off and whipped them down to Pirtek and they had the fixed and repaired within the week.
I now have them in the shed and will be putting them in this afternoon and then I can run the cam in!
Stay tuned tomorrow!