Hays B&B piece of s---

Well I just got back from a 10 mile shake down run and I'm grinning ear to ear.
It's amazing how good the clutch feels and how it shifts. I'm beginning to think the problem with the hays was from day one.
After the 1 year rebuild (everything engine, trans etc.), the trans shifted hard, it was difficult to downshift into second when turning corners etc. I spent the last year tinkering by lengthening the Z bar, changing the trans fluid to Pennzoil synco mesh etc etc. This spring it would "grind" when going in to reverse, and started creeping at stops with the clutch fully depressed. It got to the point that I adjusted the clutch so there was almost no free play in to order to get the clutch to release. I eventually notice that the fingers on the hays were at different height thus the tear out.
The thing now shifts like a dream, almost effortless, easy to go into reverse etc.. And hear I was blaming the guy who rebuilt the trans for it being so hard to shift.
I did have some "tense moments" today though.. Upon inital fire up I heard a significant ticking. I shut it down went over everything and re-started it. Again the ticking, I checked oil pressure etc. and listened closely as the ticking came from both sides back by the rear 2 cylinders. Again I shut it down grabbed a beer, sat in my chair and went through everything in my head.
Finishing the beer I fired it up again and the ticking was significantly less. I then was thinking that it was a lifter(s). I shut it down waited 10 minutes,took the oil fill cap off to see if oil was flowing to the top end and fired it up.
This time the ticking subsided to "nothing". I took it down the road, came back home and again went over everything. I then went into the house grabbed my cell (in case of breakdown) and went for a ride..
Everything functioned and sounded perfect.. It must have taken a little to pump up the lifters as the car sat for 2 months..
It was great to get the 340 into the power band and just easily run it through the gears.. Getting back home I popped the hood and not a hint of a tick, it's like a sewing machine as the only thing you hear is the lopey rumble from the rear exhaust... I'm now 1 happy old man!!!!