Quadrajet rebuild

[JerryIndy2112]

I bought my 71 in November. I smell gas around it parked. There has even been leakage that is destroying my old asphalt driveway. Looking under the truck, all rubber is shot. Cab mounts. Front end rubber. All gaskets leak from engine to rear end. Oil leaking at every point. I bought to to restore, so it is expected from a truck built almost 50 years ago. She is so sexy, so I will deal with it. The thing to do is to do a project one at a time. Don't let it overwhelm you. Right now it is in my tiny garage, on jack stands. Front brakes were locking up on my weekend drives. Make it safe. Doing front bearings. Have ordered rotors, seals, calipers, pads. While it is in garage I pulled carb. The well seals? Well they are leaking. Watched rebuild videos on youtube. Checked some sources. One guy says cover it with JB weld. Another says it will only last a week. My rebuild kit is on the way. What have people tried? What worked long term. I have the carb in hand and the ones I can see are missing the "weld" that was factory. I know the guys here have experience with the carb issue. So what is best way to seal this during rebuild?

Thanks, Jerry