Tuning a carb for 1st gear performance

Well, we pulled the carb apart, and nothing looked out of the ordinary. I'm using .104 primary jets and the .068 x .042 rods. Its pretty damn rich, so I dunno if thats going to do anything for me. My friend thinks it might be the base timing is off, but I dunno.

THoughts at this point? I'll toss the carb back on and see what happens.