Hard starts after running

Okay.. so quick timing question. These guys saying "all in by 2 grand" or "at the stall" that's only drag racing? And I actually want the curve that continues to pull slowly after 2700 or so? There is so much conflicting info out here.

I'm not 100% bought in to any theory... at the moment, this is where I stand. Setting the throttle plates and adjust the initial timing to get idle speed makes 100% sense to me. Wish I would have started there. And the heavy loop factory spring makes sense in order to get that continued long curve that comes in as the vac advance cuts out.

I'll get there. It's been a long summer, pulled the car out of storage after 10 years. Replaced brake system, upgraded entire front and rear suspension, opened transmission up 3 times, fixed brake and turn signal electrical issues, timing, now carb... I've been trying to hit issues on a safety, suspension, trans then engine time line. I've read so much this summer that I'm burning dim. But I was determined to get this car to a daily driver status by the end of summer.

Enough story.