thanks for the advice I am 90% sure that I had the caps and rods right. I believe I hit the crank with the rod when I set the piston. for the record I am popping my cherry on this engine, my father and I wanted to restore a 80s chevy k20 and never got to because he past away a year ago at 58. so now I have got the truck and have been building it from the ground up. when it came to the engine I was gonna go crate but fuck it I decided wanted to learn how to build an engine so any input is appreciated im sure I will have more questions