Haven't had much time to work on Toad, but I did get her running. After putting in an ignition switch and lock/key and throwing in a fresh battery she fired up and ran like a champ on the first try. Now I'm a little disappointed that I gave up on the engine without even trying. Guess the 383 was too tempting...
I did spend a bit of time working on the engine. Got it painted, new valve covers, air cleaner and pulleys / mounts.
I've got a small interference with the #5 spark plug and the #1 header tube that seems like its going to need to be modified to work. The dipstick boss is also too big and interferes with the brand name cast into the head. I'll be sanding that off next. I'm also debating converting to power steering, with the tire size I'm planning to run I think manual steering will get old really fast.