Stupid flathead question

I have a fathead I got in the 40 Ford coupe I am redoing. It has a stock aluminum intake. Is this normal?

Oh yea it also developed a hole after soda blasting on the riser neck for the carb. Small about 1/8" dia. Alright to patch it?

What is this intake by the way?

 

On '49 to '53 Canadian flatheads, the intake and timing cover was aluminum.
You should try to put a picture up for us to see.

 

wasn't the oil pan aluminum also on the Canadian versions? wait that maybe the french can't remember.

EDIT- It was the french blocks with the aluminum pan, my bad

post pics that will help us identify it

 

OK here are some pics. See the little hole on the neck? Also a pic of the numbers on the head. I know I know I'm a flathead idiot but thats just who I am.

 

Nobody knows what this is? Come on you guys are holding out on me.

 

'46-'48 heads. '36 or so intake. JB WELD the intake...it'll work. DD