So, good news, bad news.
Good News, I have a lot of the wiring done. All the engine accessories, interior accesories, A/C......its done, appears to be working. I really only have the lights left to wire, and im in no hurry there. I'll have plenty of time to actually clean up the look of it all and make it look pretty.
Bad News, I went for a test fire last night. Needed to crank a bit for the gas to make it up to the carb, so i was expecting to crank a few times. Bumped the starter and no engagement with the fly wheel. So, i took the dust cover off to check it out and snagged a recording.
https://youtu.be/_5K-R5dTaJMTo me, it looks simply like a warped flywheel. And if thats it, then other than the PITA to remove the transmission and put a new one on, its not that huge of a deal. The question i am struggling with is why i wouldn't have noticed that while bolting up the torque converter????? It seemed to bolt right up, i'd think i would have noticed a warp at that time, because i didn't have to work hard at all at bolting it up? So, unless someone has another idea on what the issue is, i am going to replace the flywheel and see what happens.