HEI Upgrade but No Spark (kinda)

Well so far I have pulled the top of the carb off only to find a lot more debris in the bowl than I expected. Earlier I rebuilt the carb and cleaned it out but either the fresh fuel stirred up hidden debris or the old filter and fuel lines need cleaning and/or replacing.
Discovered that the float baffle wasn't sitting flush with the top of the carb bowl assembly so I filed the tabs down just enough to sit flush at the top.
And lastly the float was hitting the baffle before closing the needle thus the needle never seated completely and kept filling the bowl. Turns out it was bent way too much-even though the float level was correct it was only correct because it was hitting the baffle before the needle so I replaced with the original float (replaced it earlier with one from a 318). At least it was straight in the correct spots.

I now stink of gas. And I only have two PBR left. First world problems-it's a holiday in Alberta (Heritage Day) so good luck finding a beer store open. I sooooo wish I could go to the local c-store like other places in the civilized world.