Sometimes hurdles need a ladder

Winner winner, chicken dinner!
I now have a running engine with no scary noises!
Total inspiration to get the car finished and on the road.
I'm finishing up a job at the moment and looking forward to getting a bit done on the body work to get it looking a little more presntable.
Now for the motor.
The hydraulic lifter cost $8.00.
It took 1/2 a day to get it out!

After removing the Air Conditioning compressor, the distributor, the carburettor, numerous bits and pieces as well as the intake manifold, the lifter finally came out.
It was stuffed. Couldn't get it to budge. Only place it was good for was the bin.

 
 Now with the lifter out, and what little time I had to do it, I needed to find another day to put it all back together.