Well Dennis, I don't know much about gooses or nothing, but I would say if it is an autolite carb on a cast iron manifold, then yep, it is probably the way it was made. But if it is a holley set on an aluminum intake of any kind, it is aftermarket and he had to do that to get it to work the linkage.
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