preserving carbs

Hi gang,

I just bought a complete six pack intake with good used carbs. It came from a running engine, and it doesn't look loke it's made a lot of miles.

I want to install it on a 408 I'd lik to build but that may take a few years to complete.

How can I preserve the carbs so I won't have to rebuild them from drying out? I've bee thinking about squirting it full of WD40.

Any other, better, ideas?

Thanks,

Antoon