Overall, he liked most everything. BUT said I need to do the following
1. placard the static ports
2. didn't like the EXPERIMENTAL decal on the rollbar. said it needed to be visible at all times. but I talked him into allowing it's placement as it is visible to everybody entering the plane.
3. My oil cooler installation wasn't finished, so I need to finish fitting a cover over the standoff.
AND the BIGGIE which kept him from issuing my airworthiness cert.
I had not shown him compliance with the AD's for my engine. I said it's experimental. His response was your logbook shows all Factory parts were used so I must have compliance. I said it's a IO-360 B1X, no AD's apply. He said I have no authorization to change the dataplate to read B1X. AAaargh!
I tried to make my point that if I (non A&P) scooped up parts from a garage and built an engine it would not be able to have a factory data plate. It is experimental. He resisted this line of thought, saying my builder had listed all the parts and since they are Lycoming parts I have to have a Lycoming data plate. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he'll get back to me on Monday.
Later, I'm going hunting
He'll see he is wrong most likely, and this will all be a distant memory in the not-to-distant future! 
Keep EAA National advised of every step before you take it and follow their advice to the letter. For better or worse you are going to have to deal with the FSDO and most likely that inspector. Work carefully with the guy who helped you build the engine and the EAA. There is a history of "new situtations" arising constantly and therefore National EAA's involvement is parmount! Good Luck! 
