1970 Chevelle 396

My apologies for all the hassle this has caused. It was an innocent mistake and I will try not to make it again. I’m a mopar guy at heart but I love working on my uncles chevelle and i was not sure where to post a question regarding it. All I knew was that I wanted it posted in FABO because I haven’t scrolled through a more active and knowledgeable thread and I know there are experts for any make/model. I now know of the general discussion thread and will make sure to post anything regarding another make in that thread. Thank you all for the assistance and kind messages regarding the mistake. I tried to start the vehicle and I couldn’t get it. I got a new battery for it, I cranked it a bit without pumping the gas to prime the system(I know I should’ve taken out the distributor and primed it that way but I have never done that and I would appreciate if someone could explain how to do that), and I made sure there were no open vacuum ports on the carb. While I was cranking and cranking, I noticed that fuel was leaking out of the carb in multiple spots. A bunch went on the intake. I’m sure that carb needs to get cleaned because it has sat for years and there’s probably gunked up old gas clogging the ports. The carb is a Holley 750cfm and I have another 750cfm at home and I’m thinking of switching mine on there and seeing if that works. I’m also gonna pull a plug and see if there’s spark just to confirm. It has good oil pressure while cranking. If anyone could explain how to prime the system from the distributor and anything else I should do before starting, I’d appreciate it. Thank you everyone!