Went through the drill again this morning. Reset initial to 17 degrees and set idle at 700 rpm hot in gear and reset the idle mixture screws. Finished up with 11" vacuum hot in gear at 700 rpm and 16" hot in neutral at 900 rpm. At 2000 rpm it is pulling 19" of vacuum and sounds like it wants to be let loose! Next step, check jet size against the FSM callout for the AFB and if a change take place, I will leave the initial alone (it really likes it there) and readjust the idle circuit. Plugs have been running black and I suspect it is a bit rich but the float level is correct so I have to sort that out and probably change the power valve to a 5.5 or 6.5. I know the valve adjustment is correct and the timing marks and TDC are all correct. Thinking about putting it on the ground and test driving it this weekend. (no front fenders or front or rear glass:) Chime in if you feel like it, I think the indicators are good. I have decided to fabricate my own fan shroud as the available ones seem flakey to me.
Cheers to all--------------DR--------------:)