RR I guess this needs be my next attempt. I cant get it to run half decent any where near the 10 degree mark in the garage. The mark on the damper is at about 10 o'clock with the timing light, just to get the engine to smooth out to readjust the carb needles and idle. The motor does sound responsive just setting by ear.

So I will hook up the vacuum guage to manifold vacuum, plug ported carb vacuum source and unhook can on distributor (not sure about this but will try connecting can on distributor also, using a tee for my guage). Maximize vacuum on guage at idle by turning distributor and then back off about an inchof vacuum and see where that gets me as a starting point. Then I will street test it if it seems close and then work on the ping.

I appreciate all of the suggestions and time you all take to respond.