Nice carb and correct, it was originally "hot air" and the e-choke was added. Make sure the vacuum to the housing is blocked, very few folks remember this step when converting to e-choke and create a vacuum leak that sucks dirty air into the engine as it's no longer a sealed system.
The carb is a great choice for what you are doing, but will need some good parts and minor tuning. When you get time call the shop, we're here 8am-4pm, M-F EST....tks....Cliff