Tony
03-08-2004, 04:50 PM
I figured some of you guy's may be able to use this if your running carb stacks without air cleaners.
On my '33 i'm running 3 rochesters. I made some stacks out of stainless pipe, and welded a piece of flat stock, tapped with a 1/4-20 hole, at the base to thread on the carb stud.
This worked great for holding the stacks, but i had no air cleaners..
I went to the local hardware store and bought some metal screen door screen in a roll.
I set the stack on the screen to get an idea of the the size piece i needed, then cut it out around an inch larger than the inside dia. of the stack.
I then started to form the screen in a cup shape in order to slid it down the stack.
Once i had if formed, and it fit tight, i glued it in place. I used window urathane to glue it in. ONLY put the glue on the top side of the screen!!
This way, if your sloppy and some happens to come off later, the screen will catch it and you can dump it out when you clean the filter next time.
Now you have a stack with a screen in it to keep the bigger stuff out...now on to the filter itself.
I went back to the store i got the screen at. They also sell lawn mower's, and parts.
I bought 3 Briggs and Stratton foam filters.
All i did with them was cut them to the size of the hole as well, then slid them down to the screen.
I now have air filters that will deffinatly work better than nothing, even if there not K&N's http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif!!
Total cost was about 18 bux..
It's a simple idea, but i feel it's pretty effective.
Because star photo is too slow to upload stuff, i'm gonna host the pics on here.
Following are shots of what i just talked about, and the finished product..
Hope some of you can use the idea http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Rat.........
Here's the roll i bought.
On my '33 i'm running 3 rochesters. I made some stacks out of stainless pipe, and welded a piece of flat stock, tapped with a 1/4-20 hole, at the base to thread on the carb stud.
This worked great for holding the stacks, but i had no air cleaners..
I went to the local hardware store and bought some metal screen door screen in a roll.
I set the stack on the screen to get an idea of the the size piece i needed, then cut it out around an inch larger than the inside dia. of the stack.
I then started to form the screen in a cup shape in order to slid it down the stack.
Once i had if formed, and it fit tight, i glued it in place. I used window urathane to glue it in. ONLY put the glue on the top side of the screen!!
This way, if your sloppy and some happens to come off later, the screen will catch it and you can dump it out when you clean the filter next time.
Now you have a stack with a screen in it to keep the bigger stuff out...now on to the filter itself.
I went back to the store i got the screen at. They also sell lawn mower's, and parts.
I bought 3 Briggs and Stratton foam filters.
All i did with them was cut them to the size of the hole as well, then slid them down to the screen.
I now have air filters that will deffinatly work better than nothing, even if there not K&N's http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif!!
Total cost was about 18 bux..
It's a simple idea, but i feel it's pretty effective.
Because star photo is too slow to upload stuff, i'm gonna host the pics on here.
Following are shots of what i just talked about, and the finished product..
Hope some of you can use the idea http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Rat.........
Here's the roll i bought.