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Finished the 502 last night. Everything went together just peachy. All of the machine work was done by Nathan Gerolamy at Horsepower by Gerolamy in Carmichael. If you're in Sacramento, Nathan is a great option for any engine combo you want. With the .040 gasket, compression ended up being right at 9.8:1 so it should run well in CA swill. Nathan spent a ton of time on these 088 castings makin a decent head out of them. They have a nice 325cc runner and moderate chamber shapes, but GM handicapped them with non adjustable valvetrain, very small spring pockets, and small 3/8 hardware. All of that is fixed now with ARP and Manley gear. Next up is the Atomic EFI for the engine and some color for the body. More to come.