hey guys, haven't updated this tread in awhile so I thought I'd update the latest news..
Ended up not buying the new style jackshaft, just got a new bearing and bolted everything back up. Started putting the bike back together and noticed a few more set backs. First off my front wheel is bent like hell, probably from the spoke nipple falling out in my garage somewhere, I'm split between just trying that ol' rusty wheel or just buying a new one to run on it. Either way I gotta do something before I can set up the front drum. Next one is that my rear brake is no longer working, I'm not sure why since It was functioning when I took it off like two years ago, So i'll have to go through the headache of adjusting that sometimes this century as well.
My biggest concern is my engine though, I took it down the road being easy on the throttle and it died when I stopped and wouldn't start again until it was cold. I also noticed that in trying to start it after it stalls there doesn't seem to be any kickback. Last time I tried to start it she blew out a big puff of smoke from my carb and I haven't messed with it since. I think one of my problems is the fact that I cut the lip completely off the head when I was building it and from what I've read the compression is too excessive. Another thought is that I have a mild performance cam with stock springs. The cam doesn't add any lift but holds the valves open longer than a stock cam. So I was thinking maybe the valves are heating up and not seating properly. But then again I only went down the road for at the most 4-5 minutes before she stalled out. Another thing to note is that I was able to run the engine with no problems before I hooked up the drive system. I just thought I'd pick some more experienced members' brains before I dug in and fixed something that wasn't broken.
In case anyone missed it, I'm running:
Billet arc rod, lifters, and arc flywheel with advanced timing.
Comp cam with longer valve lift duration
overly high compression head
Tec H70 carb
Short angled header
thanks guys, and stay tuned, It's been two years but I'll get this thing done one day. :facepalm: