Vapor Lock Issues

[69wannabe]

I'll have to measure it, i am running the stock black wrinkle air cleaner with the pie pan. I think it's a factory 68/69 HP air cleaner for the 383 and 440 engines. The bottom part wasn't a drop base so I had to purchase a ford motorsport air cleaner that had a drop base bottom on it and use it to keep the hood from hitting the air cleaner. Before this ethanol crap came along and I had the carb bolted to the intake with just a thin gasket on there I had plenty of room but then the heat soak started to set in and I had to be careful how many and how much I put under the carb since it was already pretty close to the hood already. When I had the 383 in the car I had no hood clearance issues at all even without the drop base but I wasn't running a rpm on the 383 tho...

[rikubot]

I just noticed that I'm having rubbing issues with my air cleaner too. 

I'm gonna get a half inch spacer for my Eddy tonight on Summit, and get that valley tray with the crossover blocked off as well.