Thanks Paz.. The vehicle the motor is currently in is a '72 Chev pickup, so it's probably the same motor the pickup came with.
I guess to make this a two part thread.. When you put #1 cyl at TDC on the compression stroke, should the points on the timing chain gear and the cam gear be facing eachother (cam gear top, timing gear bottom), or both facing up (cam gear up, timing gear up)? I hear on later engines, the point on the timing gear should be facing upward..?