I forget,is getting vacuum from the dist port ok on the metering plate or in carb base is better?

That can be a debate in itself. Carb base vacuum may pull in all the vac timing at idle, witch you don't want. But with your big cam maybe it wont. The meter plate will pull vacuum in at a higher rpm. Try both see what you like best. The metering plate port is the one your really supposed to use.

But, if you don't do much street driving/cruising, you really don't need it at all.

I am just reading vacuum nothing else.Thank you for the tech I know it gets involved.

If you're reading vac then the base and is your timing locked.......

yes the timing is locked at 32 for now and I will need to drill,tap for the vac so that will come later or maybe not with all the rain I am getting.I ended up sq jetting it again checking for leaks and test the backfire I had.87pri 88 sec no pv's it revs fine and power brakes well so I will test drive it like that when I get the chance[rain].jetting with a pv may take a 82 in the pri side.I would have tested that jetting but I was running out of time.
ps:the point of driving it sqjetted is to check the trans shift,fluid,brakes and other things.

It'll come around for ya and keep at it..........

Thanks for you patience on my rambling on about it.I am close so just a couple more jet changes will get me there.I have to put in a new water temp guage[mechanical] also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy72r_Uziu8 I still have to road test it with rain into monday so after that.I have 83 w pv and will likely go down 1 after I check the o2.just an fyi
o2 under load video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7eQJTUoQGo Vacuum guage under load,sorry it is in a separate video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F5yCar1a-U

I'd drive it.............

Me to it is looking pretty good.I finaly cjhecked the timing with a light and it was at 20* so now it is at 34.