Custom Slant6 carb heat shield

Thanks Dan for your timely advice. I had expected and anticipated any if not all of what you mentioned. I’ve been using a manual choke fortunately the cable I’m using can be adjusted. Throttle cable and kick down are Lokar and I love them because they are adjustable as well. And living in SoCal adjusting for cold weather drivability is not like other parts of the country where it gets really cold and the white stuff covers the ground. Even triple digit summertime weather hasn’t been a problem. As for hood clearance, since the Dodge is a 70 Challenger I installed the 2 scoop power bulge hood with considerable amount of hood clearance.On the present air cleaner, a 10”x3” with K&N filter,chrome type air cleaner, I set a ball of tin foil on top of the air cleaner and closed the hood. The amount of crush shows I have enough clearance. I noticed looking into the drivers side scoop opening the air cleaner lines up as an in line shot.