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Too shinny. Vintage Holleys should be gold, not purple or polished!

Put a Holley spread bore on it if you don't want to screw with the intake manifold and the air cleaner.

What's the difference what size you use? The original carb is a 600 cfm. The 1850 is the least expensive of all the carbs. You can even buy them "Factory rebuilt" on ebay.

This guy is just going to cruise around in it.

The Offe manifold is lower than the Edelbrock.

All of these manifolds are within 10hp of each other on a street car so if you do a manifold go with fit.

There is an original aluminum Ford manifold with either a spread bore pattern or a square bore. Buy one on ebay.

It is really the same manifold as the iron, just in aluminum. The iron is better if you drive it in cold weather. The aluminum will allow the carb to ice up. Not the best for a everyday driven car.

I find Summit is cheaper on everything over Jegs. You should compare before you buy.