1965 273 Charger Carter Carb

I am working on the car in this thread,

Get Running & Driving 2-1965 Dodge Dart

I have cleaned up the car pretty well but it was in storage for almost 30 years and the Carter 4bbl had a mouse nest inside. I'm looking for advice on how to proceed, anybody been there done that? Planning to remove the carb and rebuild. Anything else?
Try to rebuild it. I found a used 600 Edelbrock for $100 at a swap meet to get me running. My original carb was not good. The 600 is still in there. Starts every time, runs great and gets damn near 20 mpg. Electric choke is a plus. Just sayin.