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Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? #932633
02/19/11 11:01 PM 02/19/11 11:01 PM
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Were the originals aluminum?I picked up a car today that came with one for a single carb,cast aluminum base and top.Need to know what its from?

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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932634
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NO.They were stamped steel...

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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932635
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Wanna sell it ? I have never heard of this. You might have a factory proto-type or something. That's why I love mopar. You never know what kind of weird stuff will pop up next.
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: keith airgrabber] #932636
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Please post MORE pictures any numbers or anything cast on it ?

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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: hemi_harvester] #932637
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No numbers or markings cast into it,just some writing with a paint stick on the bottom do not touch.
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932638
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That is REALLY cool! Not to ask a stupid question but are you SURE its aluminum???
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #932639
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Yes aluminum and pretty heavy.When i looked at the car it was laying in the back seat and i just assumed it was a painted tin one till i got the car home and looked closer.
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932640
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Put a magnet on it, and see if it sticks.
My is you have a bead cleaned upper & lower.

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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: hemi71x] #932641
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Magnet does not stick and it is a cast type aluminum.I just looked again and no markings whatsoever.What you see is polished aluminum.
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932642
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I'd say you got a repop that's not such a "pro-re"
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: Yancy Derringer] #932643
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Ok,i guess nothing to special so i will paint it and use it.
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932644
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Could you post a bigger picture of the base with no lid and filter?

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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: 69_SIX_PACK] #932645
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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932646
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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932647
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I don't know what it is but I'd say it's a factory prototype or something of that nature... Far to well made for a home effort, & if it's a repo then I'd think there would be more of them floating around....

Interesting piece....

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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #932648
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I wouldn't be in a big hurry to paint it and use it right away until a little more investigating.
Any chance you can get a close-up of the bridge ( the top bracket ) and how it is connected to the base.
Original steel ones were spotwelded which cannot be the case here.
Is that an aluminum weld on the rear passenger side and again on the rear corner.
Thanks in advance
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: mccannix] #932649
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Yep that is a weld on the corner and the bridge is the same material as the rest of it and is welded to the base.
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: mccannix] #932650
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I wouldn't be in a big hurry to paint it and use it right away until a little more investigating.






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Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: DAYCLONA] #932651
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I wouldn't be in a big hurry to paint it and use it right away until a little more investigating.






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Will do till you guys figure out what i have.
Re: Air grabber air cleaner base and top????Cast aluminum?? [Re: wannadrag] #932652
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That's pretty neat. Never seen anything like it.
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