Cliff's Quadrajet Parts and Rebuild Kits

Well, them small holes are in the front, and the big'uns in the back...

I'm 75% sure this is from the rebuild kit I bought from Cliff
In any case, what do the flaps in the secondary bores on this gasket do, and should I just hack them off?

7040511 on sbc350 gen I

 No, there's no nozzle drip, I've checked it for that and to see when it begins to pull from the main system.  I don't remember exactly when it begins pulling from the main system, I want to say around 1200 to 1300 rpm, but I've slept since I checked and my memory resets every night after the reboot.
 As for throttle position, I haven't tried to see how much farther it will close, but if it's not there now it's almost there, so I don't think that's an issue.
  I did enlarge the mixture screw holes to .078 to try to eliminate the off-idle lean condition it had. That's not nearly as bad as it was now.
 The more I drive it and watch the AFR gage through the various rpms and loads, the more I think I understand what is going on. I just want to be sure I'm not misinterpreting what I'm seeing.
 I couldn't really tell how fast the engine was running because my old tachometer was bouncing and I couldn't get it to clear up, so Tuesday I got my new tachometer from Summit Racing (made in America)  and I can tell much better what's going on.

I have found that 1977-79 Cadillac 425 units has about .078" lower air bleeds and about .049" idle needle holes.

When I work on my truck the wife complains of smelling $$$$$s,and they're flying away.

Hard to say from here, is there an old tank vent line still under the hood? Carburetors
can be smelly after a shutdown. Ignition timing can affect exhaust smell too. For sure
check for leaks.

QJ

 Lol!! Yeah, I get that too!  But the tank vent line still goes to the vapor canister and is plumbed into the carb just like it is on the Cadillac engine. I took this off the Cadillac myself and made sure to make note of what went where.
 I'm with you, I believe it's just the exhaust and maybe the carb. There's no vapor recovery for the fuel bowl on this unit, it apparently wasn't used in 77.
 All of the fuel lines from the middle of this truck forward are new since the original TBI lines went up the back of the engine to the TBI unit. I had to make new metal lines and when necessary I installed new fuel hose.  But those are very short, and I have a new flaring tool that can do the O-ring type ends, so my new lines match up with the remaining original ones.

 Previously I had another carb on it that did have a bowl vent line and I used a canister that would accommodate that, but the canister was apparently previously fuel soaked and I wasn't aware of it until I had issues with the AFR fluctuating wildly. I pulled the suction line from the canister and it was dripping fuel, which is not supposed to happen.
 So I switched carbs and canisters, the canister is the original one for the vehicle, it's an 88 Suburban that used to have a TBI unit on it. I know this canister is good and working correctly.
 The only thing that I can think of that could possibly be leaking is the return line at the tank, and I'll check it out tomorrow.
 I believe I'll have to tell her that it's just normal for a carbureted vehicle to smell a bit and to get used to it.

 I did have a full tank of gas when I started replacing the engine and rebuilding it and the transmission, that was in June of last year.  I've since added about half a tank that I've ran through it.
 Would old fuel cause it to stink like that?