No start, fresh rebuild, help anyone?

going back to your first post, you mention that the TQ was rebuilt. It is not flooding the engine as you say there is fuel at the base of the intake. There should be no fuel coming out of the carb during cranking. The only wet fuel should come from the accellerator pump. Check that the X-ring seals are in the base of the phenolic fuel bowl where the fuel pick up for the main cluster is. These are commonly forgotten or they get off center during carb assembly. If they are missing or not installed properly, there will be a massive fuel leak and the car will not run.

Previous posts discussed setting the timing correctly prior to starting the engine. You can check timing mark accuracy using the piston stop method. Make a piston stop from a used spark plug (follow Mopar Action instructions or google it) Make sure the timing mark is correct. Rotate the engine so that #1 piston is in the compression stroke. Rotate until the mark is at ~5° BTDC (10° would work as well). Make sure that the rotor is pointing at #1 spark plug, and it should be pointed towards the front of the engine aligned with essentially the #1 cylinder (Check FSM for exact alignment). Rotate the Dist against the normal rotation direction to keep tension on the shaft. With the ignition on, you should hear a spark from the distributor when the reluctor passes the pickup in the distrobutor. This should allow the timing to be set close enough to start the engine.

Make sure that the dist hold down is tight. The dist should not move at all with the hold down bolted in place.

If there is no fuel leaking from the carb, the engine should start immediatly. Maybe have starting fluid handy. It is important for cam break-in to get the engine started within one rotation if at all possible. You may want to pull out the oil pump drive and use a 3/8 hex rod to prelube the engine to be sure you have oil pressure immediatly as well.

This doesn't cover cam timing errors, that will take a more detailed discussion to address.

Best of luck, and pray for the cam lobes!

Bob