Glad you got it all buttoned up, let us know how it drives once you take it out!
Yeah I'm interested to see myself. Carbureted engines definitely have their flaws, but the L-31 is a good longblock. I'm hoping between the edelbrock carb, headers and high performance ignition it really wakes it up.
Worst case scenario, if its a dog or a pain to use for daily(ish) driving, I'll ether put the motor in my 51 Chevy and put something else in it or look into a fuel injection setup. I really think it should be fine though.