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Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! #1206762 03/31/12 01:13 AM 03/31/12 01:13 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada dangina OP pro stock
dangina OP pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	Need help!!! working on this right now !! bought a fiberglass hood and airgrabber setup for my 71 runner - just having some fitment issues maybe the board can answer - question does the airgrabber fit snug against the hood or is there a gap? I'll let pics show what i'm asking - i have about a 1/2"; gap on the backside of the grabber:

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206763 03/31/12 01:41 AM 03/31/12 01:41 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,168 Vancouver, WA MoparMarq super stock
MoparMarq super stock Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,168 Vancouver, WA	That's not right. Either the hood is incorrectly molded or the bubble is...

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: MoparMarq] #1206764 03/31/12 01:43 AM 03/31/12 01:43 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada dangina OP pro stock
dangina OP pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	i assume it is suppose to sit flush then

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206765 03/31/12 02:00 AM 03/31/12 02:00 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,168 Vancouver, WA MoparMarq super stock
MoparMarq super stock Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,168 Vancouver, WA	Quote: i assume it is suppose to sit flush then Yes. Hard to tell from pics, but if hood fits correctly on car, hood is probably correctly curved. Bubble needs to sit flush, or as flush as possible. My hood and bubble are fiberglass also. Bubble fits flush in center rear and has a gap of about 1/8" at the rear corners - not a perfect fit, but since the bubble is black, it's not too noticeable. Since the bubble is fiberglass, I used long set screws threaded into the "pads" molded into the underside of the bubble, so I wouldn't have to screw and unscrew bolts/screws into the bubble if/when I put it on/remove it. THe set screws, IIRC, are 1/4" diameter, perhaps 1" or 1-1/4" long or so, screwed into the pads on the bubble with a little bit of glue or epoxy, so they're not coming out or pulling out (hopefully). I got the set screws from TacomaScrew (since they weren't far from where I lived at the time), but you may be able to find them at a decent auto parts place. http://www.tacomascrew.com/products/search/set%20screw Good luck with it.

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: MoparMarq] #1206766 03/31/12 02:24 AM 03/31/12 02:24 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada dangina OP pro stock
dangina OP pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	Quote: Quote: i assume it is suppose to sit flush then Yes. Hard to tell from pics, but if hood fits correctly on car, hood is probably correctly curved. Bubble needs to sit flush, or as flush as possible. My hood and bubble are fiberglass also. Bubble fits flush in center rear and has a gap of about 1/8" at the rear corners - not a perfect fit, but since the bubble is black, it's not too noticeable. Since the bubble is fiberglass, I used long set screws threaded into the "pads" molded into the underside of the bubble, so I wouldn't have to screw and unscrew bolts/screws into the bubble if/when I put it on/remove it. THe set screws, IIRC, are 1/4" diameter, perhaps 1" or 1-1/4" long or so, screwed into the pads on the bubble with a little bit of glue or epoxy, so they're not coming out or pulling out (hopefully). I got the set screws from TacomaScrew (since they weren't far from where I lived at the time), but you may be able to find them at a decent auto parts place. http://www.tacomascrew.com/products/search/set%20screw Good luck with it. curious - where did you buy your hood and airgrabber from?

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206767 03/31/12 03:26 AM 03/31/12 03:26 AM
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72roadrunnergtx super stock Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 765 Shoreline, Washington	The four stud bosses along the rear of the bubble are designed to drop into larger holes in the hood and secured with bell nuts. The bubble you have appears to be a reproduction with the boss molded differently than the original and may require a larger than original hole. 1972 Road Runner GTX 440 6bbl 5-speed [img]http://72rrgtx.com/carpics/bucket/DSC06730r-1.jpg[/img]

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: 72roadrunnergtx] #1206768 03/31/12 03:04 PM 03/31/12 03:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada dangina OP pro stock
dangina OP pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	i thought that the rear had sunk into hood with bigger holes, where can one aquire the bell nuts from? also are they quarter inch fine thread nuts?

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206769 03/31/12 03:15 PM 03/31/12 03:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	A few years back someone posted a substitute for the cupped washer/nut, I should have saved it, the cupped washer was very close, not exact but close enough that most folks wouldn't notice & instead of $15 per nut/washer it was $15 for enough to do the whole hood... Anyone else recall the source? "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: 72roadrunnergtx] #1206770 03/31/12 03:49 PM 03/31/12 03:49 PM
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moparbroz enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 339 California	https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...amp;Search=true Quote: The four stud bosses along the rear of the bubble are designed to drop into larger holes in the hood and secured with bell nuts. The bubble you have appears to be a reproduction with the boss molded differently than the original and may require a larger than original hole. Hebrews 11:1

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1206771 03/31/12 03:54 PM 03/31/12 03:54 PM
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moparbroz enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 339 California	https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/upload2/6527502-Fromscooptonuts4.pdf Quote: A few years back someone posted a substitute for the cupped washer/nut, I should have saved it, the cupped washer was very close, not exact but close enough that most folks wouldn't notice & instead of $15 per nut/washer it was $15 for enough to do the whole hood... Anyone else recall the source? Hebrews 11:1

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: moparbroz] #1206772 03/31/12 03:58 PM 03/31/12 03:58 PM
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moparbroz enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 339 California	The article calls the substitute material a "sweat plumbing nipple." It is actually a basic 1/2 copper coupling. Quote: https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/upload2/6527502-Fromscooptonuts4.pdf Quote: A few years back someone posted a substitute for the cupped washer/nut, I should have saved it, the cupped washer was very close, not exact but close enough that most folks wouldn't notice & instead of $15 per nut/washer it was $15 for enough to do the whole hood... Anyone else recall the source? Hebrews 11:1

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: moparbroz] #1206773 03/31/12 04:15 PM 03/31/12 04:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Not the one I was thinking of but certainly another option... Sorry I'm to cheap to give $15 each for a cupped washer/nut unless I'm working on a Hemi car... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206774 03/31/12 04:36 PM 03/31/12 04:36 PM
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71birdJ68 master 7 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,467 Morristown Tn.	I think there are several people that sell the Bell Nuts. But only one I know of though is R/T Specialties,in the collectors guide, just don't expect much in the way of service though.I think there are two different sizes. One for the bubble and smaller ones for the scoop henge.Don't try to be cheap this is one of those things I think, where factory is the best bet.Is that a repo or factory? Mine sits flush.Good luck.

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206775 03/31/12 04:39 PM 03/31/12 04:39 PM
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MoparMarq super stock Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,168 Vancouver, WA	Quote: curious - where did you buy your hood and airgrabber from? Some guy in Minnesota. I don't think he's doing it anymore. When I bought the hood, it took him 9 months to get it to me. That was probably 8 years ago...

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: MoparMarq] #1206776 03/31/12 05:04 PM 03/31/12 05:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada dangina OP pro stock
dangina OP pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	thanks guys Last edited by dangina; 04/03/12 11:47 PM.

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206777 04/03/12 11:48 PM 04/03/12 11:48 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada dangina OP pro stock
dangina OP pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	does anyone have any pics or a step by step guide on how to setup the flapper and air grabber door on the airgrabber? Last edited by dangina; 04/03/12 11:49 PM.

Re: Emergency help needed question on airgrabber setup!! [Re: dangina] #1206778 04/04/12 05:55 PM 04/04/12 05:55 PM
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dangina OP pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	bump for help on the last question^

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