Stock '69 318, t-quad vs q-jet vs holley vs edelbrock?

yeah i agree, but it's a fine line between wanton desire and budget.
I don't want to spend a ton on the performance upgrades, and I don't want to spend a ton on supporting upgrades to make way for more extreme upgrades.

Something that cruises well at 70 mph, not screaming down the highway.
As long as I can punch it at 30 and cruise to 80 in a jiffy i'm chill with it

Strongly leaning towards t-quad and 340/360 intake, exhaust first of course
Small primaries kinda just make sense for what I'm looking to do it seems like
Bottom line the thing has to be somewhat practical cuz I'm gonna drive the hell out of it

however, if you don't have discs up front do that first.
absolutely will do, I want to be able to cruise the canyons without dying

An ignition upgrade anytime is a good thing.
Going to stick with points and see if I can make it work, since if people could make em work in the 60s I don't see why I can't. That being said I have some experience with the pertronix modules which work incredibly well and I will probably install one at some point.