Jimmy and Mardy
and I have to say both solutions looks great and solves a problem I currently have .
I brought a halls Pantera cast platen style top and it will not fit under the engine cover with the 2 1/2 inch high filter. If you go to the thinner 2 inch rise filter the cast platen clashes internally with the snorkels that are protruding from the top of the Holley. I suspect this is similar to where you got to.
So its either stick with my old beaten up pressed chromed air cleaner cover , which fits under the cover and allows the 2 1/2 filter, or modify the carby vents , which I don't want to do , or lose the engine cover, or do what you have done !
Old and beaten up wins the day for now, until I can emulate something like what you have done here.
PS Jimmy - please tell friend I am in first in the queue to buy one the next one of these beasts...!