It's been a couple months or so, but I got a little "Z" time in today. I made a 1/2" mock up plate to go under the mock up carb. that sits atop the mock up engine. The intake tube is a very tight fit from the firewall to the carb hat so I thought it might be a good idea before I do any welding, to have a 1/2" space between the carb & intake. That'll give me a little extra room for gaskets, maybe a plate to mount stuff on or a place to tap into the intake or whatever else might pop up in the future. Once I get the intake tubes welded in place it'll be time to start on the firewall sheet metal...finally.