Bandit
10-29-2004, 08:54 PM
Yenko 427 clone air cleaner assembly stolen--need to find replacement asap:
A buddy of mine recently purchased an extremely nice nut and bolt restored 69 Camaro 427 Yenko clone at a collector car auction. He paid BIG money for the car because it is a no excuses rotisserie job. Unfortunately, within 18 hours of the auction's end, and within the chain-link fenced and (supposedly) guarded holding area, some loser thief was able to steal the air cleaner set up off the car without being noticed. They took the single snorkel base, the cowl induction base plate, rubber seal, and the lid. Strangely, they left the filter element sitting in the engine compartment. The auction company has agreed to replace the parts, but my buddy needs to know where he can find the most correct-fitting and looking parts to get this back to it's previous state. He's searched Year One, Rick's, etc, but isn't sure if those parts are going to be "correct" for his otherwise spot-on Yenko clone. Please advise if there is a Yenko sticker or insignia that is supposed to go on the air cleaner lid, and where it can be obtained as well.
My friend never got a chance to look the car over long enough to be able to describe the missing parts in perfect detail. I thought the snorkel part of the air breather bottom was more round. , but I'll let you (as the experts) make the call. The idea is to replace the missing parts with whatever is closest to being "correct" for a 427 Yenko.
Thanks so much. Hopefully your suggestions will help erase what has started out to be a rocky ownership experience.
I can email pictures. It will not let me post here.
Thanks again............
A buddy of mine recently purchased an extremely nice nut and bolt restored 69 Camaro 427 Yenko clone at a collector car auction. He paid BIG money for the car because it is a no excuses rotisserie job. Unfortunately, within 18 hours of the auction's end, and within the chain-link fenced and (supposedly) guarded holding area, some loser thief was able to steal the air cleaner set up off the car without being noticed. They took the single snorkel base, the cowl induction base plate, rubber seal, and the lid. Strangely, they left the filter element sitting in the engine compartment. The auction company has agreed to replace the parts, but my buddy needs to know where he can find the most correct-fitting and looking parts to get this back to it's previous state. He's searched Year One, Rick's, etc, but isn't sure if those parts are going to be "correct" for his otherwise spot-on Yenko clone. Please advise if there is a Yenko sticker or insignia that is supposed to go on the air cleaner lid, and where it can be obtained as well.
My friend never got a chance to look the car over long enough to be able to describe the missing parts in perfect detail. I thought the snorkel part of the air breather bottom was more round. , but I'll let you (as the experts) make the call. The idea is to replace the missing parts with whatever is closest to being "correct" for a 427 Yenko.
Thanks so much. Hopefully your suggestions will help erase what has started out to be a rocky ownership experience.
I can email pictures. It will not let me post here.
Thanks again............