he's a busy guy but he will get back to me when he opens it up. I was not involved in the build but his OCD matches mine (& then some!). he said the shop assured him that P/V collision was not possible with his dimentions (lift/piston amt in the hole). he said the ring gapping was the norm & bearings iirc between 2-3 tho plastigauged. all the final prep we did was standard procedure AFAIK but I feel bad like maybe I missed something. well I guess it is somewhat conjecture for now but I will post how it turns out