Rechecked it all today....
Piston TDC was still correct
But... I was mistaken, the crank gear was set for 6 deg advance, not the 8 i mentioned.... I'm guessing it was brain fade out in the hot barn to recall 8 deg.
It looks like the timing chain marks don't line up correctly... I moved it to either side, but still looks off some... all the other cam numbers looked good

And I got new comp lifters, the old ones... which were still in shrink wrap started to get some rust on the lobe side... look at the difference where the pushrod goes...
Old on the left, new on the right.. what gives with the new solids ?