I am doing that very thing to my Shelby Dakota. Always loved the Dart Sport scoop. Ended up with a free aftermarket one a couple of years ago, so I picked up a spare hood to mount the scoop to, so I don't run my original hood. I am currently putting a thrown together 360 with a 2 inch carb spacer that will put the air cleaner into the hood in the Shelby. So....... I am going to cut a big hole in the hood to clear the air cleaner. It is an open sided cast Edelbrock air cleaner, so I am also going to get an element tall enough to almost touch the inside of the scoop. Figure if I have to cut the hole, I might as well make it worth it.