Well, we tried looking at the sweep without the lash caps and it was way off. I not swift on Mopar engines, but it appeared the have a curved metal piece under the shaft, where the shaft fasteners go, that altered the angle of the shaft. I had to make a decision on this thing. We were getting paralyzed by analysis. We re-installed the caps, adjusted the valves, primed the heck out of it. With the valve covers off, we turned the motor over quite a bit, watching the oiling and re-checking the lash caps to see if they were secure, and they were. We buttoned it up, started it up, and put maybe 20 road miles on it, with a few hard hits shifting at 6200. Everything seems to be fine. Valvetrain is quiet and runs great. I'm going to race it this weekend in a no box class. I had to take into account that Mike at MRL has built no telling how many of these engines, and I had to put some faith into his knowledge and experience. Like they say.... I'm sending it! I appreciate all the input, and as always, I've learned a lot. Thanks!
