Yeah. Doing it on your back is real fun too. Love all that stinky gear oil running down your arm. Last time I did that my son helped me. Ah the memories!
That AVS2 will work very well for you. I also see you're using the Lokar throttle & kickdown cable system. I've used that setup on 3 of my Mopars and has been great. So much better than trying to find OE style brackets & rods and making them work with aftermarket intakes. I see the carb studs...
Good for you for pulling the trans and preparing for a teardown! Tom's book will be a big help. Sounds like the transmission cooler setup is fine. Running a secondary cooler after the radiator is quite common, and will help the transmission stay cool. This is especially important if using a...
My wife had a seam ripper because she loved to sew. Would be tempted to "borrow" hers but I guarantee she would chase me around with her Fiskars scissors for even THINKING of taking her stuff!
You had the problem begin after changing the cam. Did you degree the cam or stick it in "dot to dot"? If the latter you'd be surprised at how off the marks on the gears are. I had a guy build my 440 and it ran like a dog. Ended up going to a different block using the same cam & heads... but the...
I got adjustable upper arms from BAC. My alignment tech thanked me because it was so simple to adjust. Can also get much more caster than other methods.
Ethanol free fuel costs more and down here is only 90 octane... which is inadequate for higher compression engines. I need to run 93 to make my engine happy.
I bought one of their 408 engines and can tell you that it met all of my expectations. If you're wanting a very high quality engine then don't hesitate to get it from them. Their 30 month/50,000 mile warranty is unheard of in the aftermarket.
Sometimes the description is incorrect, which obviously yours is! At least Summit has a good return policy! I would prefer to get the correct distributor but some have used a spacer to allow them to run the longer distributor in the low deck engines.
The longer one is for a raised block engine like a 413, 426 or 440. The shorter one is for the "B" big block engines like 361, 383, 400. I found this comparison which might be helpful.
https://www.bigblockmopar.nl/tech/mopar-distributor-shaft-lengths/