Engine gasket and carb kit recommendations

[cwcarpenter98]

I had a Rochester 2Jet on my 283. It wasn't bad, but I got a couple mpgs better when I switched to a Quadrajet. The secondaries opening up sounds great too
I also got even better mpgs when swapping in an overdrive, but that's a whole nother discussion.

On the oil pan gasket, make sure you get the correct one! There's two different thicknesses for the pan to timing cover part of the seal. I found out the hard way on that one and had to remove the oil pan with the engine in the truck. Wasn't fun. Since you're planning on removing the front sheet metal, it won't be much of a challenge to get the engine on a stand, re-seal, and then repaint while it's out