I have an oval air cleaner that has a 4-bbl baseplate that I would love to use under the stock rallye hood of my 73 Cuda. I bought this off Ebay from a guy who said it would fit and work but it is still too tall. My car has a 440 with a Holley Street Dominator Intake and a 4150 Holley double pumper carb with HP body.

My questions are:
1. Has anyone ever modified one of these steel bases to fit under a stock hood and if so, what mods did you do to make it more of a drop base. Pictures?

2. Does anyone have one they would like to sell that has already been modified?

2. Does anybody sell a repop drop base that will work.

Thanks in advance.....

More than likely you have a 383 unit which is the tallest and most plentiful. You can make it a drop base by cutting off the carb horn completely and attaching it to either a flat base or drop base 14" round air cleaner base. Flat would probably give you all the room you need.

I used a sheet of aluminum and a 14" air cleaner base to make mine.

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That looks awesome, great work!