I love it.
The reality, if you are going to clean your carb, the rebuild kit has directions.
A long time ago, I was told my automobile needed a carb rebuild. Forging ahead, I proceded to remove the carb, break some screws, and crack the bowl. I was 16, and it was my first automobile, a cherry 1938 Pontiac 2 door, straight 8.
If this is really your first time rebuilding a carb. Give yourself plenty of room. You will want to lay out the parts just like the rebuild sheets show. The main thing is clean, orderly, no brainstorms. Methodical. Take a magic marker, and put dots on vaccum lines, and an awl and put the same mark on the metal where the port is.
I like to use carb cleaner and clean out the ports, jet holes, and any varnish build up on the bottom of the bowl. Those Jiffy kits are good, but they are not thorough. Use the little cardboard pieces to check the float height, it is important. I also use a lot of Q-tips to just scrub the corners of the bowl.
Use caution screwing in the jets, and bowl screws. Use the proper blade screwdriver. If neccesary get a torque wrench that works in inch pounds. Carb bases can crack. Do not be afraid of it, man made it, man can fix it. If not the first time, better all the time.
Removing the carb is simple. Just mark the cables, and lines so you know where they go when it is rebuilt. If you lose track, which I have done many times, Edelbrock has on their site the owners manual. It also has the rebuild manual.
Try it yourself first. If it doesn't come out right, bring it to the pro. Worst thing that will happen is you might need a new carb. Even if it happens, you will know much more than you do right now, and that is what it is all about.
There is nothing there you cannot replace if neccessary, and, unless you drop something down the manifold, you probably won't hurt anything critical.
The attachment nuts are 1/2". There are four. The cable comes right off, and the vaccum lines slip off. I usually cut off the last 1/2 inch when I replace the hoses. If you screw in the aircleaner cover screw, the top won't fit and you will have to back it out untill it does fit. The PCV valve comes off with the aircleaner, the aircleaner ring just pops off, and there is a gasket. Put all that in the aircleaner and put it where it won't get trashed.
When the carb is off, stuff a rag into the manifold plenum. Make sure no dirt, crud, nuts, washers fall into the opening. If you clean the manifold, keep the rag in place, and clean away from it.
You will do ok, if you can make a grand in a day, you can change a carb.
Adjusting the two forward jets... 1 1/2 from bottom. Should be right in the ballpark.
The Edelbrock site also has adjustment procedures.
You can do it.
Also, do not put any gasket goop anywhere on the carb. You should not need it.