Looks like the piston to rod assembly will be straight forward. Holding the piston with the intake valve notch away from you, hang the rod on it with the chamfer side to your left. They can all be assembled this way. Is this your technique?
You are correct. Back in the day the tangs were aimed to the outside because that meant the rod bearing oil squirters were then aimed toward the opposite bank and at the cam.
Not many bearings have squirters anymore. The chamfer is always supposed to be aimed at the undercut or radius fillet.
