87 tbi to ? carbed swap

[djbeck88]

Hey forum. Picked up and 87 long bed 4x4 with a 4speed tranny for cheap. The guy I bought it form started swapping from the 87' TBI 350 to Carb'd 350. He already had the motor in and running so thats not a big deal. What I am trying to figure out now is two different things.

1. When the key is turned off, the fuel pumps keep running.

2. What wiring can I get rid of from under the hood to help clean things up. I want to make it look as good as possible under there and not have all the crap layin around.

[Captkaos]

1. does it still have the intank pump?  if so it could be the relays or wiring.  see this discussion: http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,24740.0/topicseen.html
Are you running a regulator for the carb? 

2. If the pump is still working you have to keep that portion of the wiring, it is controlled by the ignition being switched on.  A carb motor only needs power to the coil and the distributor, the other wiring you may want is the oil pressure, and water temp.