Getting to know an old truck: identifying parts on her.

[thelawdoc]

Guys, I recently acquired my '65-'66 Chevy C10 250 I6. I have her manuals and I have the other books that everyone uses. What I do not have is any of her history or specific info from the previous owners. Since I am contemplating various R&R projects, I think that I should at least know what I have at the moment. It seems that I need to assume that little or nothing that I have today is going to be exactly what was shipped out by Chevrolet in 1966. My problem is that I am a novice/wannabe mechanic and therefore cannot give a quick look at a part and know what type, model, etc., it may be. Many hours online has not been as productive as I had hoped. As much as I hate coming to a forum with photos and asking members to guess as to what I have, I am getting desperate. With my hope that I be indulged, I am attaching below some photos. If anyone can give me a lead about the parts from the photos, I would be grateful. Essentially, I just want to know 'what I have.' I will then do my research about it. Note that my truck is a daily driver, street use truck. Mileage is the name of the game, not performance.

1. Carburetor. Anyone recognize which company? It is a rebuild, of course, and it works fine -though I do have to take it out and give it a damn good cleaning so that I can stop depending on carb cleaner. My plans are to buy a new single barrel or maybe progressive 2 barrel. But I need an idiot's carburetor that I can adjust myself, clean myself, and rebuild myself if I live that long. I will buy a new one once I can figure out the cfm that my engine calls for. Also need to decide whether I want an electric choke.

2. Distributor. Looks to me to be a 'standard' type. My plans are to go to a DUI or similar upgrade, and HEI. I need my truck to start up in northern cold climates.

3. Valve cover: I need to know whether I have an "early small log" or "late big log" -or something else, in order to use the formula to determine the cfm that I need from a new carb. Without knowing my needed cfm, I cannot buy a carb. It might help if I even knew what a 'log' was.

I have spent a lot of time considering what to do for my engine. All I need and want is a daily, comfortable driver. Nothing showy. Nothing for a get-a-way car. I have to use my money prudently. Very prudently. And I have do the work myself, not because I am competent to or want to. Rather, because I have to. (One must make do with what one has.) Brakes I won't permit myself to mess with yet. I will give her to a shop and be rid of the single pot and I will split the front drums from the rear drums. And she needs a bolt-on overdrive when a few grand find my wallet. Anyway, thanks guys.
-Alden