It's difficult to guess a starting issue without actually being there and/or having a ton more detail on the combo, settings, and (confirmed) condition of the individual componants. These days a hard/slow fireup start after a long time sitting is commonly due to the fuel evaporating from the carburator, it's todays garbage fuel, not the carbs fault. The easist fix is to install an electric fuel pump which will refill the carb with the key on and offer up fuel to the engine immediately.

Also, you mentioned no choke, a cold carb will start hard as he!! without a choke, goes with the ricky racer package!

I'd add a choke, Electronic is the most trouble free, a factory automatic choke is next, a manual choke can be the most difficult unless you are good at using one. If you go with an automatic choke be sure you understand how they work when the engine is cold and use the appropriate startup prodedure. I don't know which TQ you have, factory choke styles varied.

Your ignition system is suspect until you can (absalutely) confirm that it's healthy. If the componants are all good Mopar factory electronic systems are fairly trouble free and plenty strong enough to light off a stock or warmed 440.