I had a friend back in the old days that had a 78 TA. He was a big Herb Adams fan, he had opened up the back of the scoop and milled off the choke tower. It was fun sitting in the seat, pump it about 4 times, hit the key and see what happened. Usually it would start after once or twice, but occasionally you'd be rewarded with a belch of fire- pretty cool!
Didn't like it if it was below 55-60 outside though- he'd keep a can of ether handy.