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Glen,

Great idea ... you are right about the dropped air cleaner bases ... just came across that myself in a current hood clearance thread ... is Club Cobra great or what.

Just ordered a K&N air cleaner base with 7/8" drop, that should be just about right. The only other thing I will need to do is shorten the wing nut stud.

As best as I can measure, there is about 1/4" to 3/8" clearance between the air cleaner and the hood. This is with the motor not running ... I am sure there will be some movement of the motor as it vibrates and torques over under load. Ideally I would think about 3/4" clearance would be better.

The other option would be to reduce the carb spacer from 1" to 3/4" or even 1/2"... but I would assume that will reduce the performance of the motor. This would be a last resort, the air cleaner is a simpler fix.

Should have the part by the end of the week, we'll see how it looks and most of all how it works.