Bird55, how thick is your carb spacer? Even with a 3/8" composition spacer, my 55 Tbird hood would not close with an oval air cleaner/w 2" element. However, my air cleaner is longer. For that reason, I'll probably settle on using my Summit 14" round air cleaner/w drop base, which has a 3" element and clears the hood, even with a 1/2" carb spacer. My polished, cast-aluminum Billet Industries oval air cleaner looks like jewelry, but I have to choose function over form. It will clear the hood, using thin, paper gaskets, but I would like to insulate the carb from the intake. 

    

  

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

  

  

  

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)