Carburetor Question - Is this a good call?

crashcaptn said
Hey all,

So i took the carb off to check out the jets and get some info for the thread and to do my own investigations.. theres a riser / adapter plate for the holley to carter-type bolt holes on the intake manifold and the gasket stuck to the manifold which showed me the following...

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So i peeled that off and cleaned it up with a wire wheel and put it all to bed. My first step is to find a new adaptor plate (any links all?) and get it on there... i cant believe its been like this forever

That intake is the early Carter bolt pattern. A newer Carter/Edelbrock won't bolt directly to it until you drill the 2 narrow bolt holes in the baseplate. @Johnny Dart 's pic shows the narrow and wide pattern on an AFB...
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A Holley will require an adapter plate, but not the one you have.