[clay68c10]

Assembled my 454 bottom end (the first time) while talking to the neighbor's kid and in a hurry because it was rapidly getting hot as hell in my garage. I had a dyslexic moment and put the piston/rods in the opposite banks (1/3/5/7 on the 2/4/6/8 side). The rod side clearance was just tight enuf with it put together wrong that I had 8 clacking rods when it warmed up. That cost me a set of gaskets and rod bearings, and some time & humility.
Plus it was hotter outside the second time around...