For those wondering about the weird broom handle sticking out, I found that with a couple wraps of tape, it fit snug in the lifter bore so I could use it as a guide to get the angle right while using a pushod between the lifter and dial gauge.
The other thing I did a iittle different, is I just installed the number one piston and connecting rod with no rings. It spins easily with one hand on the crank bolt.
I'd like to have feedback on those valve centerline numbers.
Might need to look into it a bit more, by my reckoning and looking at the cam card, advancing the intake to 104 centreline should have the exhaust on 112. Your figures suggest that the LSA has somehow grown a degree from the cam card 108 to 109.
