I have this COBRA Air Cleaner Assembly for sale.
Its for a 1967 Shelby GT500 and its correct for every car after no. 600 it only need the black wrinkle finish again. Bob and the most here know how to do it so that should be fine.
Price:2750$
some more pictures
I would rather buy a proper diecast lid that was already stripped of paint so number 1 you can see what you are working with because they had a notorious bad metal surface finish. You can do body work to smooth a bad finish prior to laying down the wrinkle finish. Number 2 so you can put down a good consistent wrinkle finish which is relative easy to do.
I need to raise my prices
Roy
A couple questions regarding 67 air cleaners. When did the straight leg or curved leg on the letter R begin, and didnt the top have dimples for the wing nuts?
How do you reapply the black wrinkle finish?Thanks.
Eastwood black crinkle paint works pretty good
Have heard that Harley Davidson black wrinkle is the best product to use? ???
Pat
Quote from: 427heaven on January 24, 2024, 08:24:07 PM
A couple questions regarding 67 air cleaners. When did the straight leg or curved leg on the letter R begin, and didnt the top have dimples for the wing nuts?
The change happened when the sand cast air cleaners transitioned to the diecast air cleaners. The sand cast lids typically had dimples for the wing nuts however the diecast did not.
A little dusty but here you go.
Roy
This is a sandcast. And it would be great if sometimes the forum users would do some better pictures as its sometimes hard to see what is an original and what not.
This is a sandcast and yes different to mine.
p.s why can I not quote with the pics?
Quote from: TA Coupe on January 25, 2024, 08:28:47 AM
A little dusty but here you go.
Roy
I don't see the dimples for the wing nuts.
I'd like to see a detail, up close of the PCV tube. Those seem to be unique to those air cleaners?
Here is the close-up of the dimples on the one Roy posted above...
Quote from: shelbydoug on January 25, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
I don't see the dimples for the wing nuts.
I'd like to see a detail, up close of the PCV tube. Those seem to be unique to those air cleaners?
The sand cast base had two types of PCV fittings used one was a right angle fitting (early)and the other a sweeping curved fitting (later) . The diecast base only used the sweeping curved fitting. The thing that separates these from all of the repros I have ever seen is that the factory base fittings are crimped in place but can swivel although typically with considerable effort. Repro base pcv fittings are typically cast in place with no way to move them
Quote from: Bob Gaines on January 25, 2024, 11:21:10 AM
Quote from: shelbydoug on January 25, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
I don't see the dimples for the wing nuts.
I'd like to see a detail, up close of the PCV tube. Those seem to be unique to those air cleaners?
The sand cast base had two types of PCV fittings used one was a right angle fitting (early)and the other a sweeping curved fitting (later) . The diecast base only used the sweeping curved fitting. The thing that separates these from all of the repros I have ever seen is that the factory base fittings are crimped in place but can swivel although typically with considerable effort. Repro base pcv fittings are typically cast in place with no way to move them
Mine is broken off. Do I need to make a new one myself or does someone have them premade already?
I tried to replace it by cutting one off of a steel air cleaner but the Shelby base is too thick or the tube is too short to be long enough to crimp/peen over like an original installation.
Quote from: shelbydoug on January 25, 2024, 11:46:32 AM
Quote from: Bob Gaines on January 25, 2024, 11:21:10 AM
Quote from: shelbydoug on January 25, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
I don't see the dimples for the wing nuts.
I'd like to see a detail, up close of the PCV tube. Those seem to be unique to those air cleaners?
The sand cast base had two types of PCV fittings used one was a right angle fitting (early)and the other a sweeping curved fitting (later) . The diecast base only used the sweeping curved fitting. The thing that separates these from all of the repros I have ever seen is that the factory base fittings are crimped in place but can swivel although typically with considerable effort. Repro base pcv fittings are typically cast in place with no way to move them
Mine is broken off. Do I need to make a new one myself or does someone have them premade already?
I tried to replace it by cutting one off of a steel air cleaner but the Shelby base is too thick or the tube is too short to be long enough to crimp/peen over like an original installation.
Nothing has changed since the last time you brought this up. You are going to have to think outside of the box on this one. Maybe something along the lines of brazing enough of a extension on to the donor fitting so that you have material to peen over.
Quote from: Bob Gaines on January 25, 2024, 03:50:46 PM
Quote from: shelbydoug on January 25, 2024, 11:46:32 AM
Quote from: Bob Gaines on January 25, 2024, 11:21:10 AM
Quote from: shelbydoug on January 25, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
I don't see the dimples for the wing nuts.
I'd like to see a detail, up close of the PCV tube. Those seem to be unique to those air cleaners?
The sand cast base had two types of PCV fittings used one was a right angle fitting (early)and the other a sweeping curved fitting (later) . The diecast base only used the sweeping curved fitting. The thing that separates these from all of the repros I have ever seen is that the factory base fittings are crimped in place but can swivel although typically with considerable effort. Repro base pcv fittings are typically cast in place with no way to move them
Mine is broken off. Do I need to make a new one myself or does someone have them premade already?
I tried to replace it by cutting one off of a steel air cleaner but the Shelby base is too thick or the tube is too short to be long enough to crimp/peen over like an original installation.
Nothing has changed since the last time you brought this up. You are going to have to think outside of the box on this one. Maybe something along the lines of brazing enough of a extension on to the donor fitting so that you have material to peen over.
I would always prefer to just install the part rather then fabricate it. One never knows if someone found a box of these esoteric parts or not unless they ask? ;)
I could always go into production on them and corner the market for the one or two people on the planet that need them? :)
I have not seen any of the reproduction parts with the tubes installed. They all seem to just offer a do it yourself solution?
I am in agreement that an indexing of thread subjects would be more the helpful so as not to repeat the same subjects however I think there is just some confusion at times on my part since searches rarely show any kind of a directory and although I realize some subjects have been covered BUT was it on Forum 1.0 which crashed or this current one?
No one is compelling you to respond.
Two years ago, I sand blasted my air cleaner lid and painted with the VHT paint. I did this in the sun on a day that was around 100'. Could not be happier with the results.
A few more pictures
Roy
Quote from: Rickmustang on January 24, 2024, 08:47:23 PM
Eastwood black crinkle paint works pretty good
. So you spray the whole thing,then sand off the exposed metal parts,or?
Quote from: 557 on January 25, 2024, 08:28:32 PM
Quote from: Rickmustang on January 24, 2024, 08:47:23 PM
Eastwood black crinkle paint works pretty good
. So you spray the whole thing,then sand off the exposed metal parts,or?
Yes.
Still for sale, if it's not marked sold it's still available also if you see this thread in 1 or 2 years. I mark everything sold if its sold.
It's still for sale if someone here is interested.
Hello to everybody I will be able to take these parts with me at the end of January to the US and ship them from there or maybe bring them to you If you live at the east coast. So you can save shipping costs and the custom stuff.
Please let me know and we work something out.