very mild 360 build.

carb probably a 600 holley. i have a variety of carbs here though.

not sure on compression. lucky if its 8 to 1.
The 600 holley sounds good. That's good that you have a assortment of carbs to pick from. The hughes cam with its early ivc, will that help build cylinder pressure? I think that I've read on this forum that 8.0:1- 8.5:1 is good for a mild build.