Very relieving to actually have it start after complete tear-down and rebuild. I followed Wayne Dempsey's book step by step. Made it through the 20 minutes at 2000 rpm and just changed the oil. About to go for a ride and check out the Dr. Evil transmission I built at his last clinic.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f2katkb7x8dyw0e/MVI_0846.MOV?dl=0