Holley 1904 dumping gas on passenger side

[thetodd]

I have a 1969 Scout 800A 196 cyl. with 1904 Holley carb. It's been running awesome for about a year now. Unfortunately it died on me on Friday after driving around town. I thought I was low on gas or had bad gas, however, upon further inspection I could see gas coming out the bottom of the holley carb upon acceleration. The amount of gas was significant leaking below the passenger side carb component that says 'Holley' on the side and gas quickly covered the engine block. I immediately turned her off to avoid the fire hazard. What would cause this to happen? Why would it happen all of a sudden after running fine? Do I need to get a rebuild get for my carb or upgrade to a Weber carb? Any information and thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Todd