Well after a couple of small bumps in the road I am back on track.
learned a lot about flange nuts and how many times you can tighten a nut
before they start to fail. With the APE kits that I have (Case and cylinder)
the flange nuts are good for 2 rounds of going threw the torque sequence
first, for plasti gauge and then for final torque. IF you have to pull the cases apart (And I did a couple of times)
then either get new flange nuts or go with the Honda exhaust nuts the Mike Reick told me. Honda part number 90301-HM8-000
These have twice the threads as the ones in the APE kits and they are plated so they wont rust. (Thanks Mike)
Also one of the reasons for splitting the cases (for the finale time I might add) was that
I got a little too liberal with the sealant and got too close to the mains as Brian livingood noted. Hes the owner of livingood motorsports and the engine builder of road race and drag race engines. He brought over a Busa motor for a little welding (Customer threw a chain) and wanted to see how my build was going and he suggested that if this was his motor then he would pull it apart and re-do sealing the cases. He showed me a page in one of his manuals and it showed were to apply the sealer and were to stay away. Thanks Brian.
So as I am not a seasoned engine builder, it sure is nice to have so many looking over my shoulder.
Thanks everyone
Here is the progress to date
Also ready for the cam to be timed.
This shows the new flange nuts
valve train with new rocker arms, adjusters and of course a special cam for the turbo