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| | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 266 Custom Title | | Custom Title Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 266 | Just wondering what everyone does for air filters an their dual carb setups. I have dual Carter YFs on my 235 and I want air cleaners that look cool, yet nostalgic. Any thoughts?
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 2 | http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Louvered-Style-Air-Cleaners,7201.html
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Are you looking for nostalgic, as in original style: Jim Carter has original style oil-wetted wire-mesh air cleaners; or, find used oil mesh or oil bath cleaners.
If you are looking for nostalgic, as period correct "hot rod", many parts vendors have chrome/aluminum clearers/covers.
I have used original oil-mesh, original oil-bath, and both styles converted to use modern filter elements. I have also used a few styles of shiny after-market cleaners.
Use whatever appeals to your tastes.
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 487 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 487 | No rule says you can't have multiple sets, either.
And change them depending on your mood or what type of event you're attending. For example, a scoop for a traditional hotrod look, a pair of converted stockers for a more "restored" look, or a pair of skulls for the October shows.
One thing I want to try is to make a scoop out of a rural newspaper box. I think it will work well with my Shiner Beer can coil cover.
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Leon | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | < CLICK > My favorite dual carb air cleaner set up of all time. Greg_H's two original RPO #216D oil bath air cleaners on Rochesters mounted on an Offy manifold. Too cool!!
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 | The sad news is that those carbs and air cleaners are now riding my parts shelf in favor of a better mannered set of Langdon's Carter/Weber carbs and his matching polished aluminum air cleaners. I think a little less power than the Rochesters but idle and starting are light years ahead of the old style carbs.
The downside of both setups as you see is the loss of the cab to inner fender braces. I think I will put them back on with some fit modifications. I have never seen that they appear to threaten any trouble but just want them back on. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | My favorites have always been the late 30s to maybe 1950 or so standard truck air cleaner, not an oil bath. These are getting hard to find but just heard that the Filling Station has repros. These also will take an easy to find paper element. | | |
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