New pics of the modified air cleaner. I have made the end cap removable to let in some warmer under hood air in during the winter months if it helps to make it run better.
The system is painted black now, and operating very nicely. I have great response,
but you know how it is when you do something like this... you have to have
some justification for going to all the work ;-) We'll see how
the mileage is affected. Please offer any suggestions you have for a better
seal. The picture shows foam used for sealing window air conditioners, bailing
wire holds them in place. It seals, but it isn't pretty. (Fall 2001)
Fall 2002, installed wooden carb spacer, 1/2", from Summit. Helps with restarts
when hot.
TBI Conversion - Winter of 2005 - All this stuff fit when I did that. Then I changed to a dedicated TBI manifold in September of 2006. I had to do some re-alignment .
Click the pictures for a larger view.
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The manifold was the same height, but there was no spacer underneath. I chose to extend the down pipe a bit, using a 4" to 3" plastic adaptor for duct work, cutting out the 3" section, then riveting it to the exisiting 4" pipe. |
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I bought some insulation foam, and ran some heavy steel wire through it, to form it to shape (Like I did for the other setup). I put some grease on the air clenaer lid, to mark the foam for the notch. A razor did the trick. Still to come, is the higher domed lid for the larger K&N filter I got at the junk yard. It's in Champagne, IL getting paint. |
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The new lid: A friend of my son Nate's named "Lunchbox" created these graphics on the new air cleaner lid from the yard. I installed it on the car after Mom's weekend at the University of Illinois where it was being kept. The 350 is in gold leaf. |
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