Yeah grinding the intake grate is normal. I ground the front of mine down pretty heavily, slotted the holes in the front and rear, and was finally able to get it to bolt up.
BTW, you should really look closely at the hood and how it sits in the hull before you decide to make a hood liner. The carbs, pipe, etc. come up really high into the hood making a liner difficult. I just run tubes.
BTW, you should really look closely at the hood and how it sits in the hull before you decide to make a hood liner. The carbs, pipe, etc. come up really high into the hood making a liner difficult. I just run tubes.