Kind of strange intake fitment problem...

Ever have an intake hitting a priority main oiling line?

I was just mocking my 422 up, laying the parts on it just to see what it looks like basically, and I noticed that the back of my intake would not go down.

I have a 422 stroker/1970 340 block. Decks cut parallel, main studs/girdle and alignhoned. bored/plate honed, bushed lifter bores, priority main oiling and other oiling mods. The previous owner built the shortblock, and I got the receipts for everything. Since it was very low miles/runs, I didn't tear it all the way down so I don't know exactly what has been done to the oiling system. I do know he didn't spare any expense when he was building it. All forged bottom end, h-beams, JE pistons, Fluidamper, etc all balanced.

I have a cam that is getting reground by Bullit, it will be .604/.600 lift 245/[email protected]. I forget the rest of the specs off hand. Its a solid roller.

Set of Edelbrock RPM heads that I'll probably port myself and have a good valve job/guides checked. Crane Gold rockers, etc.

Questions are...
1.) Should I keep the Victor 340 and remove the priority main line, just install some plugs and make it a stock-style oiling system?
2.) Would an Air-gap, or even a Strip Dominator, be a better intake for my combo?
3.) Should I look a little closer, determine the amount of clearance I would need, and if I can, grind away at the bottom of the intake?

The intake valley drops way down on this intake. The runners/plenum are raised away from the intake, so the only thing I would have to worry about are cracks from getting too thin, or oil leaks.

Please give me some input!

BTW, the car is a 1973 Dart Sport 340, 904trans with a 3400 stall, and I haven't decided on a gear yet, I think I just want to go with a 3.55.