Pulled the Mess that was my Timing Chain....

Did you put locktite on the cam sprocket bolt and torque to at least 45 ft-lbs? That torque is beyond the spec but is needed to have the best luck in keeping it tight.

You can't swap the pointing of the distributor rotor button; the crank does not care (probably your instructor's point) but the cam certainly does. BTW, with the dots lined up, the 1/6 cylinders are not quite at TDC; they are something like 17 degrees off of TDC.

I hope you don't have any adverse effects from the cam setting back.....keep us posted for a while. You might want to pull a lifter after a few thousand miles and check the wear pattern. You did get new lifters with your new cam, right?