Carb. V gasket is it needed?

[Shalka04]

So i'm going to swap out my Solex piece of crap tomorrow for my recently returned & Rebuilt Carter.  :-)  Life will be good again.

Here's the issue / problem.  The Carter is slightly taller then the Solaex, and as a result my airhorn tends to rub on the underside of the hood, when the carter is installed.
If I go with a regular gasket instead of the special V shaped one to go between the carb and the manifold I will avoid further rubbing.

How critical is that special  gasket with the V built into it?

Thanks for your thoughts,

-John

[Carls_jeep]

If you have an L134 flat head engine with original manifolds and air cleaner crossover pipe you should have about a half an inch between the hood and the crossover pipe. Mine does and I am using the thick original gasket with my carb.