Its been a little over a year now and she's still running strong.
I have to admitt a boo-boo I did, causing the oil problem I described in the beginning posts. I was having oil coming out the comp housings, and I discovered that I had hooked up a new oil catch can, but did not vent it.
I ran a -10 line from each valve cover to the can only, and the can was not vented.... Doh
So, once I discovered that little screw up, I opened up the catch can, and added a filtered vent and everything cleared up....
Just wanted to update this thread since I've been absent all this time.
Later - and thanks for the help!