Fresh engine, wiped cam? Tick? (new pics added)

No, I would not pull it just yet, but i would do the check I suggested on your pushrod length. You don't need a torque wrench, you can just snug them down. The key here is to tighten both bolts (on either side of your two rockers) evenly until the pushrods are seated in the lifter and the rocker arm.
I'm not saying to tighten them all the way down initially.
If you tighten them down to the point that the pushrod just snugs up, you can then measure how much room is left between the shaft and the shaft pedestal.
This amount will be your lifter preload when you tighten the shaft all the way down.

If that gap between the shaft and the pedestal is more than about .040", the pushrods are too long. On the upside, the shims required to shim the shafts up are about $10.

PS I do believe the cam is damaged along with the lifters, now we need to find out why. Do you have dial calipers?