383 Questions

[mrein3]

I'm building a 383 for my truck. I'm bolting the front together and noticed there isn't much clearance between the water pump and the 400 small block harmonic balancer. Is this going to be a problem?

Question 2: There isn't much clearance between the timing tab and the harmonic balancer. Problem?

Question 3: I bolted a new Edelbrock 2101 aluminum intake manifold on it. I also have a new Edelbrock 1406 to bolt on top of that. The 1406 has an electric choke pull off. What should I block the hole next to the carb with where the older style bi-metalic strip choke pull off would go?

I included a couple of pictures to help show what I'm asking about.