I may not call it restoration but.........

I had dropped the engine in last weekend, bolted up the trans, convertor, installed the starter, etc. but something was binding and did not seem right. I used the SFI flexplate and balancer that came with the car, as well as the torque convertor, but once assembled the engine no longer turned freely. I pulled the engine back out, swapped the convertor, flexplate, and balancer, and re-installed it yesterday, plus I installed the headers. No more binding, but I did notice some witness marks on the bottom of the new water pump, so I loosened the bolts slightly and moved it a bit higher, may have been the whole problem, but I don't regret putting the stock parts back in. I've lowered my expectations some as far as performance is concerned, I'm just looking to get it running and driving now.
I'm finding that the aches and pains of late are more than I am accustomed to, getting old sucks, so does dealing with arthritis in both hands, the result of a workplace injury 7 years ago where I broke both wrists.

The TTi headers went in without any great amount of grief, though I would recommend not doing the install by yourself if possible. No tubes were damaged in the process of installation, the only hammer needed was a rubber mallet to tap the slip fit pipe into the main body of the driver side header. The overall fit was snug, but everything went well, too bad they will be the best part of the damn car when it's done. LOL.

Taking today to rest and recover, still have much left to get done, re-install the starter, replace the heater core, still waiting on the grommet for the fuel filler neck so I can finish the tank install, interior is non existent currently, lots of plumbing to be done yet, and no idea what shape the electrical will be in, can hardly wait to find out.