Air Filter Resto
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Burning Brakes
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From: Hobart Tasmania
Air Filter Resto
Help please! Just another one of those little jobs trying to put things back to original. When I bought my '72 BB the air cleaner had been played around with a bit. The flame arrestor and elbow off the base was missing. Since bought the items from Paragon but could someone answer three questions please:
How is the tube attached to the base originally, welded / rivetted ?
Is there a grommet which seals the arrestor to the tube on the base or is it just metal to metal.
Is the elbow for the BB the same as for the SB (I could only find a listing for the SB).
Any help would be appreciated please, no cars in Tasmania to compare it to.
How is the tube attached to the base originally, welded / rivetted ?
Is there a grommet which seals the arrestor to the tube on the base or is it just metal to metal.
Is the elbow for the BB the same as for the SB (I could only find a listing for the SB).
Any help would be appreciated please, no cars in Tasmania to compare it to.
Last edited by Chris Farrer; Nov 14, 2006 at 03:26 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Huntingburg Indiana
The breather tube is welded and the arrestor is pressed on. On my 71 350, I put on a weiand intake with a holley. I bought the open element air cleaner base for a big block and the factory hose that comes from the valve cover hooks up exactly to the breather tube.
Le Mans Master
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by bondoboy
The breather tube is welded and the arrestor is pressed on. On my 71 350, I put on a weiand intake with a holley. I bought the open element air cleaner base for a big block and the factory hose that comes from the valve cover hooks up exactly to the breather tube.
this is my 68 327
