So we got the motor in and all buttoned up, pre-oiled and such. Made sure we had fuel pressure, went to fire it up and it sounded like it had no compression, could it be flooded? thanks in advance.

 

make sure the coil is connected to the distributor and all the plugs on the harness are properly connected. also check the CEL for any codes

 

will do, thanks for the reply. Ill let yall know when i figure it out.

 

well my buddy called me up today and said that he removed the distributor, turned the crank and installed the distributor back it so it was 180 from the original location. He turned it over and it popped out of the intake manifold...wtf.

 

Check that all your grounds are properly connected.

 

turns out one of the spark plug wires was loose i feel like a bonehead, oh well it runs like a champ now!

 

NICE.
I love it when some "big" problem turns into something so simple.