Thanks, guys. I'm pretty excited too.
Scott, I don't have all my parts yet. I've got my wish list going at Summit - I still need the cam, fuel pump, alternator, carb, water pump...you get the idea. I should have ordered already, but I'm kind of glad I didn't because the machine shop did a few things for me that I hadn't anticipated, so I don't need to order a few items. I'll probably mock the engine up soon and paint it before I start the actual assembly. I also want to finish re-assembling the heater box first.
Kenny, those are KB278 hypereutectics. The compression will be about 9.2:1. I didn't want to push it with iron heads and I can change to aluminum later with a smaller chamber to up the ratio later if I want to.
Today, I stripped the paint off the oil pan and re-mounted the tail lights. Finally, I'm starting to put things back ON the car.