Body dropped 1997 fullsize Chevy

I have a 1997 chevrolet fullsize and it has the standard style body drop that I am finishing. I am looking at the throttle body and Am trying to figure out what I am going to do for a intake. The stock hood barely clears the a/c nipple on the top of the engine. I Am thinking I am going to have to make a custom intake. Is there any other way that anyone knows about?

try a cowl hood????

how far did you drop it? my hood shuts on my 94 with a 2 1/2" bodydrop. and thats with the stock air cleaner.

mine is bd 3 1/2 and mine cleared the stock hood also with the stock air cleaner

didnt think about it, but the newer trucks have a different intake, mine has the round air cleaner....

Mine is dropped 3 1/2. Just so the rockers lay out. I havn't tried to fit the air intake back on but I am 99% sure there is no way that it is going to fit. I think that the older fullsizes didn't have the problem but I could be wrong. Just looking to get some ideas if anyone else has had this problem.

i dropped mine 2 1/2", and the rockers just barely touch.

i bodied mine 3 1/4 and my rockers lay pretty hard...i can run stock hood but i also have the round air cleaner

when my fullsize was done about 4 years ago it was done 3.75 inchs and it laid hard out and i had to get a smaller air cleaner from summit to fit on and that air cleaner touched the bottom of the hood and it was a lowrise
i know on the newer style with the fuel injected motors you might have to go with a vette intake or call up summit and ask them what they might have for a smaller intkae for your truck to lower it down i am sure they have a low rise but i had similar problems with mine years ago.