Clearance for RPM Air Gap...

SGBARRACUDA - That engine sure is purdy! Is that wood below the radiator? :D Which drop base filter housing did you use? I'm guessing I'm going to have to find the biggest drop available … since my filter housing is already up in the insulation.

AJ - The whole "hole in the hood" idea has really got me thinking. I like that idea a lot. The problems (for me) might outweigh the advantages.

Problems:

1. I would have to BUY another hood. I don't like buying things because it causes me to pay for things.
2. I would have to PAINT whatever hood I just bought. And then I'd have to pay for painting the hood. #1 and #2 sound like a lot of paying, my seat cushion is getting pinched between my buttocks just thinking about it. :D
3. The paint from #2 would not match the paint of the car well enough. The car is 46 years old with original paint (fade). I would always see the difference (I don't care about a judge) and it would bug me.
4. I would think a hole / scoop in the hood could be left open, and use one of those air filters / filter housings that have the filter media (not just around the perimeter but) in the top as well. Of course then I guess the issue is that the carb could scavenge under hood air...

But I like the availability of cooler denser fresh air entering the carburetor. However, I'm running pizza cutter tires due to the fenders and leaf springs location. So, I'm going to pretend that I choose to run header-warmed air as a form of traction control. Not because I'm cheap. :D