I couldn’t get the hood to clear that intake elbow and throttle body combo on my early A. You may have to cut the hood on yours also which I hated doing.
The airgap manifold is slightly lower than the super victor, maybe by like an inch. I’m hoping that makes the difference. If not I’ll break out the body saw.
I’m also drawing up some plans for a fabricated manifold, I’ve always wanted to try making one of those.