Quoting Kenny_Kline:
Not sure where you're getting your info from but I didn't just throw this together. The only thing in question was the oil bearing holes not lining up.
Kenny,
That was an assumption I made from the comments Mark pointed out, as well as some others you made. For instance, Red Loctite is designed for the permanent locking and sealing of threaded fasteners. After Red Loctite sets, you are supposed to heat the fastener to 500 degrees to remove it. I'm not sure that's the best thing to put on the front case bolts, as they will probably be removed sometime in the future, especially since your motor will blow up if the bearings were installed wrong. Like I said, it seems like you have a bit of money tied up in this build, and it would really suck if all that went down the drain for something little that was overlooked. I'm just trying to throw out some suggestions to make sure that doesn't happen. It doesn't matter if you dropped 10k on machine work; that motor will run for 10 seconds without oil to the crank before it eats itself alive. You're at a point where you can still go through everything, and make sure all your money and time is put to good use. Are you pretty confident the bearings were installed correctly? With all that money you spent, you should have just had the machine shop assemble the short block. At least then, you would be free of some of the liability. If you're unsure of anything else, just ask before you just throw something together. There are a ton of guys here who are willing to help, who have done it all before.