Intake too tall, air cleaner hits hood

I was actually worried about the possibility of a clearance issue when I picked out my intake. Sure enough, the carb sits up pretty darn high. Looks like I'm going to have to come up with some sort of solution; drop base air cleaner?

I want to run a factory air cleaner, I'm wondering if I could make it work with a different base (drop base) to make it clear?

What have you guys come up with? I don't want to cut the hood, cuz I'm going to run the dual scoops. The intake is a Weiand Action Plus. I could change it out, but I really want to keep it.

Are there any methods of altering a factory air cleaner to make it sit lower? Looks like I'll need 1- 1 1/2" drop. If I alter the base with some fabricating, will it mess up the air flow?