To tell you the truth I haven't tried to figure the compression, it probably is 8 to 1 since I didn't touch the chambers or the deck on the block or heads. As usual, if I had it to do over I would have done a little porting on the heads. Ford heads for these small blocks are just awful. I have a little 1971 Triumph Spitfire that is just beggin for a transplant. That little 302 would do just fine in the 1,200 pound Spitfire.
vara4 thanks very much for looking at this for me, I think I sort of knew the answer when we started but I didn't want to admit it unless someone else agreed.

Too much truck not enough motor!