71 slant 6 - air filter mount

Does it matter ? It's broken , but again with guys not answering questions it's really insane people . It doesn't matter where that wasn't my question . Everyone here does this to everything I ask. No one just answers the question asked. People just tell why I shouldn't do this or do that or why don't I just get a v8 or why I need The answer I'm asking . I don't have one , can't find any carbs like this on eBay , I found one guy selling rebuilt one on eBay and it came junk . So again . How do I get one of these ? Has anyone made one before ?