tight fit mk2 keihin fcr

Hi all, due to some luck on ebay i've secured myself a 2002 wr426 carb with complete throttle assembly [thats how it was listed no mention of keihin fcr], for a mere £45 of our english pounds i got it all delivered to my front door.
All well and good with Taffs brilliant advice in the owners manual but the thing sits to tight to my starter [fe400 03], its not the drain nut on the bottom theres a little breather pipe stub sticking out just behind the nut witch catches on the top of the starter motor. has anyone else ground some off this little bit of mag ally to make room? One more question while im here, the pipe came with no carb venting hoses at all, i know they normally look like medusa's hair on a bad day but are they all the same diameter or do i need to order different size fuel vent pipe?
I haven't yet lopped the 5mm off the inlet stub as this will just make the situation worse taking the stub closer to the crown of the starter motor, anyone with pics of there mods to this carb and getting ti to fit feel free to mail me, thanks in advance. Oh yeah just my 2 pence worth, shouldn't the most commomnly asked questions or handy mods be made sticky in the beginning of the appropriate forums?

Spotted a trick mod

Whilst browsing images on the gallery here i noticed a mk2 carb with the said alloy/mag breather that sticks out of the underside removed and in its place a 90deg brass bend[very small dia]. I guess il be doing this to as when i chop my inlet stub the darn thing will sit smack bang on the crown of the starter as at the mo its like 5mm back, thanks for your help Taff, il be visiting the garage across the road for a little help on tracking a small dia 90deg bend with a thread on it to tap into the bottom of float bowl, il post a pick later in week when i get time.

Poor pic from mobile, the carb can be lifted clear but not pushed forward yet as i havent cut inlet stub.offending breather stub