Shooper,the carb will work as is,it's the stock manifold that needs mods.A Clifford manifold can be used for 2 or 4 bbls,but the runners are large for a mild engine.It will work,but a smaller runner intake like a modified stock one works better.
What I'm suggesting is a low budget performance upgrade,buy a Holley 2bbl on Ebay,the ones with 1-1/2 throttle bores,manual choke, from older Ford or IHC small V-8's.Rebuilt it with a genuine Holley kit,about 18 bucks.Buy a stock intake,modify it,make a carb mounting plate from aluminum,phenolic or even dense hard wood will work.
Then take a stock oil bath aircleaner,cut out the bottom,roll out a length a 20 guage sheet metal to fit the 5 inch Holley airhorn,soldier or braze or weld or even epoxy it onto the aircleaner body.
Figure out the linkage, you're good to go.
You done it all old school,made it yourself,and it works great,instead of bolt on stuff,you used good old American ingenuity
