I haven't made too much progress since I strained my shoulder I keep reinjuring. Luckily a MRI shows I didn't tear anything.

The progress I did make is that it not pulling too much vacuum to stay running at base idle. There is a bunch of blow by now but it's not smoking. The compression was low on two cylinders. I'll either install new rings in it or if my buddies brother-in-law sells me a Volvo motor that his grandfather rebuilt before he passed away for the right price I may just do that. I'm hoping it's the same motor because I haven't gotten that confirmed yet.