Dan has an excellent rep here, and would be my choice. I have learned a lot from his posts in the ten+ years I have been on this board.
You won't go wrong going as big as you can on cubes. Heavy street cars with 3.54 gears need torque, and a 512 has the most. Pick your desired manners, then decide what type of cam, then cam specs, then the rest of the parts. The compression can then be decided on once you pick the cam, along with the style of intake manifold and headers. There are so many possible combinations that it is best to do it in this order.