Carburetor Question - Is this a good call?

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.
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There you go OP. That's an adapter you can use. That other thing...who knows how it ended up on there. But it just ain't right.