I picked up this Nos air grabber 440 base which I am pretty sure is Nos. Just want to make 100% sure. It has the carb bracket spot welded(not stitched) and has the alignment tabs in the throat but they are in the back not like in the front like all the ones I have. I have seen other originals like this. Anyway it never had the drain tubes brazed on which I knew when I bought it. I just wanted to know if anyone else ever saw this and I think this is probably why it became Nos....

The missing drain tubes Top side and underneath shots...

I probably had a dozen of those in the mid 80's when getting loads of Fram inventory before they purged it.
No tubes brazed but painted and stamped.
I told them I would take anything at the time even unfinished.
So my contact guy there finished them that way quickly without the tubes, he explained, .. so that they wouldn't rust.
I was quite happy anyway.
I'm quite sure I owned that one once.

Thanks. I actually was thinking if ANYONE knew you would! Do you have any left? Guy had this for over 25 years and came out of Lynchburg Virginia and came with an Nos lid.. Do you have a source for the tubes? I know there are lot of auto uses that have tubes like these just wondering if you knew off hand. Figure I can cut off to use if the piece is too long.

Sorry I dont have any left nor do I have a source for the tubes anymore.
They are smaller diameter than the others used on most air cleaners.

Thanks again. I know about the different Diameter on the hoses. I have 8 other Air Grabber Air cleaners here. I really just bought it for the Nos lid I have plenty of bases... I will post what I find that is the same as those drain hose barbs....