hood clearence and air gap intake

I rocked the air gap with 360 and have room for nut NOT wing nut!! Have a regular ol edelbrok air cleaner and am having clearance probs with kick down linkage, so I am also planning to smack out a hole in my hood. Decided to cut into 74 dart hood not my 69?? Don't need a monster bat cave hanging off the front of my car, sooooooo I'm thinking of the 6 pack scoop from gofastparts, it has a 3" rise instead of 4-41/2" opening. Either way if it looks badass to you , I say giver!!