teamrobot set a record for forum thumbs up, so here's a preview of what's to come (unlisted, only for the special people in this forum topic) regarding taking out pawls and testing ochain.
Love the build. I'm waiting on a frame only to arrive and want to do something similar. Do you have any clearance issues with the longer stroke 55mm shock? That was the first thing I was planning to do but got a little spooked when the Norco guys said not to.