I just went out and measured my reworked Mr. Gasket air cleaner. On the inside
of the air cleaner from the top of the dropped portion of the air cleaner base
to
the inside of the top of the air cleaner is about 7/8", in the front where I
dropped it a little more it is about 3/4". From the outside of the carb opening
to the inside of the top is about 1 1/4". I just pulled the motor today to
paint
the motor mounts and weld in the radiator mounts - I'm hoping to get it on the
road sometime this Spring.
Kevin
Bruce wrote:
> To be perfectly honest with you I screwed up with the filter. I was given
> the proper number for the drop down filter and then downloaded Mr. Gaskets
> 'Chrome Accessories. I then saw a filter that 14 x 2 which I liked and
> ordered that (totally forgetting about the drop down part). Several months
> later when I went to fit it I realized my mistake. It was a special order
> and so it can't go back. I have now purchased the right Mr. Gasket drop down
> filter. So I am a little reluctant to spend more money having bought 2
> filters. But if I have to I have to. I have gone way to far to stop now.
> I have sent of a request to K&N for information on their 1" filter and the
> new & improved K & N filter top. That might be a good way to go. However I
> received a posting from Kevin as follows:
> "Essentially I flipped the base over and placed it on a smooth piece of
> metal (I used a spare MGB engine backplate) - the "doughnut" around the carb
> inlet hole (essentially the dropped portion of the air cleaner) will be
> resting on the metal (wood might work too, but you want to make sure that
> the metal of the air cleaner doughnut can slide on whatever you place it on
> as
> you press the carb inlet hole in to the air cleaner base).. You then place
> a metal disc (I used a TR6 flywheel - the convex part was just the right
> size) on the air cleaner carb inlet hole (wood would probably work here
> also), and using a hydraulic press (a bottle jack should work also as long
> as you jack it against something solid (like a car bumper - this doesn't
> take much force)) press the air cleaner carb inlet hole in to the base of
> the air cleaner. I probably gained
> 1/2-inch or so this way and there seems to be plenty of room inside the air
> cleaner for air to flow (certainly a lot more area than there is in the
> stock Buick 215 4bbl air cleaner intake horn!). After I pressed it in a
> little, I then used the press to press down a little more on one half of the
> carb inlet hole so that the air cleaner tilts forward a little (though you
> tell can't from looking at it) to gain another quarter inch or so at the
> critical forward edge of the air cleaner. The air cleaner now fits easily
> (even when I dropped the hood last week - though the part of the hood over
> the radiator (that I had just moved ahead two inches) didn't fair so well!),
> though I did have to remove a 1/4-inch by 3-inch piece of the flange at the
> rear of the hood cross brace to make sure that it wouldn't hit the air
> cleaner."
> This looks like it could solve the problem with out occurring more costs. My
> cross brace isn't a problem as I clear that and I am using an Edelbrock 2198
> Intake and an Edlebrock 1404 500CFM carb.
> I'll wait until I hear back from K&N before making a decision.
>
> Bruce
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <BlkfxdWG@aol.com>
> To: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 8:56 AM
> Subject: Re: Air Filter Clearance
>
> > In a message dated 02/17/2001 6:16:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > jimbb88@erols.com writes:
> >
> > << f the element is much shorter than 2" with a low rider base, it may
> close
> > the top of the carb, depending upon the design of the air
> > cleaner top. >>
> >
> > Bruce, I agree with Jim here. If you are using ( I am, too) a 1 3/4 drop
> base
> > air cleaner with a 2 1/4 K & N element, there is only a 1/2" left between
> the
> > the top and bottom of the air cleaner for the air to get to the carb. That
> is
> > probably why you can't buy a drop base cleaner with a 2 1/4 element as a
> > package.It is also why I am springing for that new & improved K & N filter
> > top.
> >
> > Are you using the stock Buick intake manifold or something taller?
> >
> > Carl Floyd
> > Trying to get it running by Sebring!
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