Freshening up consisted of new rings and bearings, gaskets and a valve job. The head surfaces were straight and flat, so surfacing was not needed. Pistons are a mile in the hole, so I'm not too worried about piston to valve clearance. I degreed the cam and it was installed to Hughes recomendations. I haven't been able to work on it for a week, because of the weather. Maybe soon, it is spring in Oregon!
Sounds good, likely just need to work on the tune.
Was asking because on my 383, I used the pistons that are at zero deck height and no valve reliefs, and the heads were milled. when I checked piston to valve clearance (smaller cam than yours) the clearance was closer than I thought it would be.
