Did 318 intake, fires but won't start

Weird. I did the intake because it was leaking oil, and badly. The guys at work made a workorder with an environmental clean up charge on it. Pretty simple on a 318. It's in my 83 Ramcharger. I drove it into the shop, replaced the intake gaskets and valve covers, cleaned it all off and changed the oil. I did not remove the distributor. I turn the key and it fires then dies. Over and over fire and die. I checked the fuel flow and the pump is pumping. I tried spraying carb cleaner and that won't keep it running. I checked and rechecked the firing order, and the wires are all correct. I changed the ballast resistor and it changed nothing. Any ideas? It should be a walk in the park. Drive in, do intake,. drive out. It's pissing me off. Any help would be appreciated.