North Carolina, nice, I imagine the weather will be similar, I'm sure it's a beautiful area.
About these 261's. Do they do well with a double carb setup? I wouldn't do it right away, it's running perfect as is, but maybe eventually to get some more power from it. I just ordered the original style throttle-choke bracket that goes on the carburetor, the previous owner home made one, looks Oakey but works, it's to high though and is not allowing the air cleaner to seat properly.