440 problems/quenching?/advice needed

previous questions not answered - 1. how thick / part number head gaskets 2. what rear gear / tire size planned 3. closed chamber size ? stock is ~ 78 cc. Removing a valve cover to check lash is not much to do where I am. I was trying to help, I am road warrior as well as a mechanical engineer, I take notes and my 360 a body runs 11.6 @ 117 and street driven for 25 years, 11.5 : 1 , 306*/306* .555" / .555" solid cam, 93 octane, 4.56 gears, iron heads with quench ported by me, combination and engine and trans and rear assembled by me

You do what millions of other gear heads do. So?