I initially was going the route w/gasket only but the carb studs will hit the fuel bowl overhangs...I went the route of various stud lengths but either too short or too long!!
It appears that making some studs out of all-thread would be the only solution it I used the gasket only so that's when I went the spacer route.
If I cut (modify) the spacer so that it is the same as the thin gasket, will that be any kind of performance issue w/airflow out of carb?