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1969 Camaro Z/28 Open Element Air Cleaner Base
Edgemontvillage:
I've read through various threads on the subject of open element air cleaners however haven't been able to conclude if this air cleaner base is correct for a 1969 Z/28. Would appreciate feedback, thanks.
ZLP955:
Lloyd, if one of the threads you read was one that I started last year (URL is http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=309098) then I recently found that the air cleaner base that I pictured was not the one that came with the car, but a swap meet find that I think is for a BB engine. I only discovered this when rearranging boxes I have in storage, and found another labelled with a note as to it's origin. The one that came with the car looks just like yours pictured above, with the breather tube at approx 30-degrees to the horizontal; the base in my pictures, that I suspect is for a BB application, has a 90-degree breather tube. I've been meaning to document the 2 bases together and update that old thread.
While I can't confirm that yours (or my 2nd) is 100% assembly-line correct for a 69 Z, Darrell has a thread on his Dusk Blue barn find Z/28, and I requested he post details of the original air cleaner base, which he did (see reply 323, on or about page 22 depending on your browser). The URL is http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=12511.0
69Z28-RS:
--- Quote from: Edgemontvillage on May 26, 2015, 06:19:50 PM ---I've read through various threads on the subject of open element air cleaners however haven't been able to conclude if this air cleaner base is correct for a 1969 Z/28. Would appreciate feedback, thanks.
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It appears correct, and if I were you, I'd assume it WAS correct unless someone can show/prove to you how it differs from original.. :)
Edgemontvillage:
--- Quote from: ZLP955 on May 26, 2015, 10:30:18 PM ---Lloyd, if one of the threads you read was one that I started last year (URL is http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=309098) then I recently found that the air cleaner base that I pictured was not the one that came with the car, but a swap meet find that I think is for a BB engine. I only discovered this when rearranging boxes I have in storage, and found another labelled with a note as to it's origin. The one that came with the car looks just like yours pictured above, with the breather tube at approx 30-degrees to the horizontal; the base in my pictures, that I suspect is for a BB application, has a 90-degree breather tube. I've been meaning to document the 2 bases together and update that old thread.
While I can't confirm that yours (or my 2nd) is 100% assembly-line correct for a 69 Z, Darrell has a thread on his Dusk Blue barn find Z/28, and I requested he post details of the original air cleaner base, which he did (see reply 323, on or about page 22 depending on your browser). The URL is http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=12511.0
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Thanks Tim, I did read both these threads however due to their length I missed the detailed references to the air cleaner base on the barn find thread. Following your post I re-read it carefully and compared the measurements and other details to my air cleaner base and lid and they compare exactly. Excellent reply Tim, many thanks.
ZLP955:
No worries, hope Darrell's pictures answered your question. I've just retrieved my 2 air cleaner bases from storage, so will photograph them and post the details over the weekend.
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