Took me a while to finish it, but the little 307 is rebuilt and back in the car. Did the first 60 miles, runs fine with much improved torque and power. Sure it is still a very mild engine, but thats what I wanted. Runs well on 95 octane gas. Thanks for your comments and help, was my first sbc to work on. I guess not my last, was good fun (and some hard work..)