Am I Nuts...........?

im putting a SB 4spd in my 65GT was wondering about the hole u have in the hood il be running th thermoquad so i dont know if i can get a drop base air set but really DONT want to chop hood oh my intake ld4b so about eng carb hood clearance???

You should be fine, I am running a M-1 Mopar Performance single plane intake with a 1" carb spacer.