1965 Valiant slant-6 225 carburator

good info guys! I'll be poking around in the near future... and take some pictures. The thing runs *great* at WOT, but doesn't idle at all. The carb is modified and doesn't have a choke... I'm thinking that might have been done for hood clearance, but i don't actually know. My buddy that owned it passed away, so i can't just ask about it: (