47-59 What am I missing with getting this 235 running

[daveshilling]

I picked up some gas and a battery and... nothing. Just turns. No sputters, not even trying!


What I've done so far:

Compression:
Confirmed that I have compression (110lbs on Cyl 1)

Static Timing:
Confirmed that at TDC, with both valves closed on the compression stroke, the ball on the flywheel, the rotor is pointing at cylinder 1 and the reluctor on my HEI is lined up with a .007ish gap
Spark plugs gapped to .45 for HEI
0.6 Ohm cap

Suspecting my HEI conversion may be trouble..So I switched it back to points, borrowed a known good gap from my gmc, installed at distributor TDC, confirmed point open at TDC and rotor pointing to cyl 1. No change.

Spark plug #1 removed with wire attached, grounded to cyl head and cranked, getting spark.


Fuel:
Fuel filter is full of clean, clear gas. Loosened fuel line at the carb inlet, fuel comes out. We are getting fuel, pump is working.
Tried starting fluid


Compression and Fuel are dumb systems, so I suspect the culprit is my spark somehow. Yet I've read time and time again that static timing at TDC should at least get you running rough and you can go from there.

What am I not checking? Getting this running will really help boost the morale to finish this truck up and get back to my others.