Yeah, as usual, I put a lot of thought into this. I have seen several original mesh filters and 60 years later, I wouldn't use them in my projects due to wear. It was a no brainer for me because the worry is that fragments from the mesh would end up in the engine. Not a lot of people who owned these trucks (over this amount of time) did the proper factory recommended maintenance on them. My engine is a 261 and it runs really nice with or without the lawn mower filter. Its just a better solution for doing its intended purpose while looking pretty stock. Nice to know JC has new original types though.
