Slant six 170 carburetor upgrade

Rdrgz90 said

I have a 170 that has a single barrel carburetor I'm looking to replace with a Weber 2 barrel I believe the 32/36 does anyone know if I need a specific part number for that carburetor or any 32/36 will fit? Is there any other options as well that might go with that that someone recommends?

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Hi,
I have a 225 with the Clifford intake and the Weber 38/38 551 CFM. It's ok for bee boppin to car shows, but it's not practical if you want to run it as a normal street car which it's meant to be. I'm thinking about pulling it out and replacing it with the smaller street friendly 32/36 Weber. You will save on gas. Also, my car came with the Redline, rectangular air filter which was 25% deteriorated. I replaced it (oiled) and within a week it started to deteriorate again with holes redering it useless. So I got a 5 and 1/4" round adapter plate and just installed a ten inch round filter housing with the paper filter on top of the 38/38 carb. I suppose you can spray paint it black to look more stock, or you might be able to use the stock, round one you have. Anyway, I don't know if they make some type of adapter plate/spacer for the Weber 32/36 carb without using the Clifford platform/intake. Hopefully someone here can suggest a simpler option than having to install the Clifford intake.