[ERA Chas]

Jeff,
Thanks for a prompt response. I'm not trying to overwhelm your post, but I do have couple more questions and one more bit of advice.
If you can't solve your running-on problem, Chuck Gutke and his company Cobra Restorers is right in your hometown of Kennesaw. A quality name in the restoration business and also has assembled some ERA's as well as Chuck's personal ERA GT-40. I'm sure they could fix you up.
Your experience with the early Genesis reflects what Keith Craft has posted here. Incomplete machining of galleys the prime problem. Not cleaning blocks sounds like meant to finish machine but a batch went out the door in error. Or they rushed them out to the market. Surely not acceptable.Three year + development, a few more weeks couldn't hurt. If you could share a few more specifics? Compression, cam specs,induction,short block parts, heads and your intended usage? Were you the builder or a pro outfit?
Thanks for your patience and info.