I ended up using a used lifter from a previous engine build and took the lifter apart, shoved something in it to make it mimic a solid lifter, put that in and did my clearence checks and from what i recall it just got around .015 int/035 Exh clearence. I put the engine back together with a .045 thick head gasket when crushed, fired it up and dang thing ran smooth!! Took it for a test drive and hard launched it several times, no ping what so ever and ran strong!! i ended up selling the car 3 months later after the repair due to financial reasons.
