SOLVED: HORRIBLE annoying engine tick after heads and cam. Need help!!

just to update. i got my new rockers and i dropped a pedestal while installing them. couldnt find it any where so i'm going to take the intake off tomorrow to make sure its not in the engine.

while shining a flash light looking for it, i saw a few marks in the pushrod hole that matches some marks on the pushrods. so i'll be dremeling out the push rod holes. pretty sure that's what caused the wear in the original rockers. so you were right, EQ heads are not set up for an LA block install either. thanks for the thread and the knowledge by the way.