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Looking really good, nice colors!

Very cool. I love the initiative that You down under guys take.

You are a busy and amazingly talented man. Second time will.be a charm with the wedding, it is obvious how devoted you are to whatever you take on. Beautiful projects that you shared.....I especially love the Cadillac boat, what a work of art! Thanks

Borrow a tool (even if you have to rent one from your local auto parts store) to pressurize the cooling system. Leave it on and see if it holds pressure. If it does not try to determine where the coolant is leaking to.

It is not uncommon to find wires like that inside head and block castings. My understanding is that they were used to hold the sand cores together when the block was cast, and after cast the sand is removed but the wire remains, or something to that effect. Have you had the rad flushed /...

X2 on ditching the flex fan. They are junk, throw blades and contribute to, not solve, overheat problems. You would be way better off with a factory shroud and fan (preferably the big 7 blade one). Try the wrecking yards, look on the factory early 80's volares and aspens etc.

If the head gasket was popped and a small amount of combustion gasses were being pushed into the coolant they would go to the highest place (heater core) resulting in no heat. The additional pressure will push coolant past your rad cap. You need to borrow a tool to pressurize the coolant system...

Two throttle return springs is another thing they always look for. In my experience at my local tracks they are pretty lenient with the street car stuff - no leaks, battery secure, two throttle springs, neutral safety working, no major leaks (wipe them up before tech) etc. Basic stuff.

Are you still using the original tank pick up? they are typically too small for real performance use, and the sock on the end is prone to clogging, showing up under high fuel demand situations as a starvation.

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You are absolutely certain that the firing order is right? What condition is the distributor cap in, any cracks or contamination? Is the cap on the distributor properly?

Just a thought, I don't know if anyone mentioned this.... The way you describe your cranking almost seems like there might be a great deal of fuel in some of the cylinders causing a partial hydraulic. It might be worth your time to pull the plugs and spin it over, and perhaps drop the oil out...

Awesome job you are doing there, good luck on the start up!