New Air Cleaner

[ZiggyL78]

Anyone seen my hubcap?

[earntaz]

I didn't know Dr. Oldsmobile installed these -- must have been an experimental "W" machine ... LOL

[Jim Ferron]

That right there is a Hemi Charger 500 wheelcover!!

[njsteve]

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img] Yup, that has to be the world's rarest air cleaner lid. Those hubcaps with the plastic &quot;cereal bowl&quot; insert only came on 15&quot; wheel equipped Dodge's and Plymouths in 1969 ordered with the Deluxe Wheel Cover option. Which means that hubcap most likely came from a Hemi car since the hemi B-Bodies came with the mandatory 15&quot; wheels in 1969.

Gee, I wonder if his next project is to convert a 1970 L78 Camaro air cleaner into a hubcap? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

Oh, wait a minute that gives me an idea on what to do with that original 1966 W30 dual snorkel air cleaner sitting in the basement. I have been meaning to fix the leak in my toilet air vent in the old RV. I could plumb it to the dual exhaust vents. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]


Here's a shot of my old 1969 hemi Daytona with those hubcaps. It took me two years to find enough pieces to make a full set.

[68l30]

I may have access to a few sets if anyone is interested....wheel covers not air cleaners.


BIG

[njsteve]

The hardest part to find is the reverse painted/vacuum plated clear plastic bowl that goes in the center. They all cracked and delaminated from exposure to the elements.

[68l30]

I found a stack while digging around a dealers inventory one day. I made a mental note of them because I always liked them. Different/fugly in a good sort of way....It's been a few years,but I doubt they have gone anywhere. The owner was kind of a bit &quot;off&quot; if you know what I mean. He had a lot of good covers but mostly priced to the stratosphere....

BIG

[ZiggyL78]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/belle...gationFlag=true

Well at least he kept the original air cleaner.Without the spoiler,stripes and tailpipes,it would be a nice driver.

When I was 17 I used to steal my dads 67 Delmont 425 at 3:00 AM in the morning.I would pull the air cleaner off and put the base on with filter and a record album on top.Homemade open air element.LOL
Man.That car was the all time tire burner.

[mssl72]

That's kinda cool ZiggyL78! I should try that too! I'd use a Chevy one on the Chevy though.

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 68l30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I found a stack while digging around a dealers inventory one day. I made a mental note of them because I always liked them. Different/fugly in a good sort of way....It's been a few years,but I doubt they have gone anywhere. The owner was kind of a bit &quot;off&quot; if you know what I mean. He had a lot of good covers but mostly priced to the stratosphere....

BIG </div></div>

Oh, I know what you mean. All us Mopar guys are a bit off. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

I made a Holy Grail find of a full set, at of all places, a local hubcap store in Milford Connecticut back in the late 1980s. I think I paid $25 for the set! The guy had them labeled as &quot;1960's Dodge Truck Hubcaps&quot; and was overjoyed to get rid of them. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]