nothing is easy on this crap car - need adapters to run new lines

Jason, Rather than me set here and read about your misery let me say this for maybe a bit of encouragement. Been there, done that. My first car i painted myself....about 4 times i might add. Stripped it to bare metal twice. When you think you have it done then something else rears it's ugly head. Nothing is cut and dried on these cars. Lots of times we buy something that was suppose to be the way the guy on the phone said it was. Good luck. When i run up against one of these snafoos i just step back, take a long hard look and believe it or not, i then have to laugh. It's a great lesson in patience and lord knows we can all use a little more of that from time to time. The good side of these minor setbacks is the knowledge that you will walk away with upon completion. Like i've told many. It's like eating an elephant. You can't eat him in one bit so you accomplish the task one bite at a time. Treasure and enjoy the opportunity to learn. You can handle it.
Small Block