Hi Ralpie, nice to hear from you. I agree a 292 would not fit without modifying the hood. I seem to remember seeing one photo of Leo's Stude that showed a clearance hole in the hood but I could not find that photo again so may be mixing in someone else's car.
I plan to move my '55 onto a concrete pad soon and get with some serious measuring. The one problem I am thinking will occur is clearance for the air cleaner but once I get some measurements I will know. I will post the results when I get done.
I will be working on my '38 mostly this year but hope to start on the '55 sometime next year.
S
