Air Cleaner Snorkel

Discussion in 'Parts wanted' started by hwprouty, Nov 21, 2023.

  1. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    Hey all, I'm helping a friend building an air cleaner for his '55 Chev Pickup....
    I gave him one of the units I had in the shop, and he wants to add an extra snorkel to make a kinda 'dual feed' look...
    I'm sure the one I gave him was off a big car.....
    What do you guys have? Housing condition doesn't matter!
     
  2. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    Pic of the one he's working with would help
     
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  3. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    I texted him right after I posted this, good call Briz!
    I'll see him tomorrow and will get a picture!
     
  4. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

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    Need a snorkel to match this one...
     
  5. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    TTT!
    Anyone found something?
     
  6. Rocket Racer

    Rocket Racer Well-Known Member

    I just unloaded a crate full of air cleaners. Let me check the ones that I have for a match. It probably won't be until I get back from my warehouse on Sunday. Thanks, Bob.
     
  7. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    None of the ones I have are the same as what you are looking for. They all have the small snorkel.
     
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  8. Bigpig455

    Bigpig455 Fastest of the slow....

    look at 71-72 Big Pontiac air cleaners - they have a cool very short wide snorkel.

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  9. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    71 big Buicks have the wide snorkel.
     
  10. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    Great! Thanks Bob!
     
  11. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    Thanks for looking Briz!
     
  12. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    I think that's where the one we're working on came from, need one more!
     
  13. tt455

    tt455 T Bone

    Oldsmobile 68-69 442's have a wide snorkel also.

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  14. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    Do you have an extra laying around Tom?
     
  15. tt455

    tt455 T Bone

    No sorry, I picked one up on the Olds forum a couple of years ago. Like everything else they are becoming pricey. I'll keep an eye out for you. I used mine to make a H/O air cleaner, because they're next to impossible to find and if you do find one expect to pay a couple of thousand for it.
    I started with the air cleaner and purchased the flapper door, actuator, foam, and the fiberglass top from an AMC. I then used speaker rings that are used for subwoofer and speaker enclosures. I used three 3/4"H x 3/16" W and one -3/4"H x 1/2"W for the top to fit the flapper assembly, all have a 16" OD. I used Birch instead of MDF, and then glued them together. It's not perfect but it came out pretty good and it's functional also. The last pic is a real one.

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  16. hwprouty

    hwprouty Platinum Level Contributor

    Very nice work Tom!
     

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