I installed the Offy and 8007 yesterday. Didn't get a chance to shake it out much, however, due to time. It ended up taking quite a bit longer than expected but it's in.
I fired it up and gas surged out of the primary vent. I'm guessing the float is stuck. So I ordered a carb rebuild kit since it probably needs it anyway. I also have to tidy up the vac hoses a bit. Other than that it looks great and she runs sort of (until I get the float issue straight I'm not firing it up again).
I'm going to try giving the carb a light tap to see if I can free up the float without taking it apart. I'd love to drive it tonight to see if it's more peppy.
For the plugs someone had mentioned: I opted to go the easy route: I epoxied them. I used a standard 2 part epoxy, covered them, and then painted the whole intake. In the first pic it was just bench-assembled after the paint dried. The second is installed. In between I took a file and hit the raised letters and logo on the intake. I think it came out pretty darn nice.
...but I do need a larger air filter. This dinky thing isn't going to cut it in my book. Looks too small and cheap.
