If it doesn't sit well with me in the long run, I can buy an AAR / Stinger Fiberglass T/A replica hood and put it back the way it was.

1" wasn't going to get me the additional height I wanted. There was only ~.3" between the 3" Moroso drop-base air cleaner and the underside of the scoop, with the carb on the intake with nothing else but a gasket. Even with the torque strap, the engine might be able to rock enough on its mounts to close up that little amount of clearance even more.

I want enough additional room to be able to test .5" to 1" spacers, increase the air filter height, etc. I figured out how much more clearance was needed for these options and the minimum increase came out to 1.5", which is what you're seeing now in those pics.