Its Alive And Runs Great!

[GreenChevelleSS]

Well it took me 3 days to get the engine in and put together. Well today we fired it up for the first time and boy did it ever purrrr like a kitten. Well then we start hearing tap-tap-Tap-Tap-TAp-TAp-TAP then spudder and it dies...Well it sounded like it was coming from the head...I thought lets check the timing belt. Well we left to let it cool down. Came back took the front cover off and sure enough the belt was loose and so was the cam pulleys....then the fighting of, "I thought you tightened those down!".....well got it back together and timing set agian and it fired right up and purrrrred. We took it for a spin and it ran great. We seem to have an oil leak from somewhere. We think it might be where the head gasket and the front aluminum bellhousing meet...bad place. I dunno guess well have to see in the day light of tomorrow.
Thanks all for who helped me with the questions I asked on this forum...