68 4-door "Sleeper"

Great progress, man. One of my favorite threads.....

I met a Ford guy a few months back with the same problem. He ended up cutting a slot in the air cleaner base to clear the throttle lever and throttle cable. He used fiberglass to make a 'hump' on the inside of the base that cleared everything through out its range of motion and sealed it up. After a little filler, some sanding and paint, it ended up looking like it was suposed to be that way.