Thanks Bob, I'm glad you guys don't charge for the info I get here or I would be flat broke!

As for a "frendlier" carb that's exactly what I'm looking for something that I can bolt on without a lot of hassle to get it up and running right out of the box.

I thought maybe I needed to replace the head gasket because I'm getting a gray smoke that is kind of oily and wet like antifreeze out of the Tailpipe which is what made me think the head gasket may be bad?

The chrome dress up kit I was looking at is made by Edlebrock and ran about $49 bucks off the shelf at the auto parts store. Is this a low priced set to avoid?

If I do toss the chimmney to the Air Intake do I simply patch the header at the connection? I live in Missouri so I do have to have the car inspected but as of now they do not test for admissions.

The reason I asked about the distributor, plugs, wires etc., is that it looks like they have not been replaced since the car was driven off the lot 30 sum years ago.