By resting my rule on the part of the carb marked on the first picture and observing from the other side, the tape stretched to just over 5 1/8". Plus the 2 7/8" of the case that makes the clearance a whisker over 8".

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2011 Morgan 4/4
1932 Austin 7 Chummy