At work you have a company's reputation to look after so I guess you do enough checks to cover all bases.
For me it's the first V8 and the first complete rebuild in 20+ years
Cheers Dave, I don't ignore anyone's thoughts as I could easily forget or miss something
Had planned on filling the box before starting the engine.
As I doubt its going need a cooler for a first start I'm going loop a clear hose between the ports to check its circulates, also going start it neutral.