Offenhauser intake - choke issue

Well in that case I would say a manual choke, but it may be possible to spot weld a choke well shield from a small block between a pair of header tubes and use a choke thermostat assembly from a small block. A couple of nuts on the bolts to hold it together. This is providing your carburetor has the choke vacuum break and accompanying linkage in place.
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