Got it Started!
Got the distributor cap and wires installed. Had to do some checking on where TDC is to get the wires placed in the cap correctly. Plus making sure it fires on the compression stroke, not exhaust! Used ignition tester to confirm we had spark. Then tried to get fuel to move from the tank to the carbs. The tank had been empty. It's a mechanical pump, tried both turning over engine and using lever on the pump to move fluid by hand. Spent a lot of time getting nothing. By pressurizing sections of fuel line we finally determined that the brass fuel shutoff valve was leaking. This prevents the fuel pump from establishing a vacuum to draw fuel from the tank. Tried to bypass it but hardware store did not have an 5/16 inch inverted flare male to male fitting to allow bypassing. Finally decided to simply lock the shutoff valve in the open position but seal it with fuel resistant gasket sealer. Essentially glued it to the open posit...