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Old 10-08-2012, 04:40 PM
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Looking good. The exhaust is very nice.
I especially like doing exhaust. This one is just a modified Dynatech kit! My favorite part so far has been the air cleaner. Anyone else like it??
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Old 10-08-2012, 05:26 PM
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I like it. Looks like you put some good thought into it to match the valve covers. I'm doing something very similar on my wife's '67, but more rounded like the early Nascar 427s. Cool build btw.
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Its different, But not my cup of tea the copes are a little too deep, if the air cleaner was split in the center and the copes were shorter in height it would look a bit better in my eyes.

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I saw yours too, I was half way into this one when I came across it. Looking good BTW!

Matt, Split which way, parallel to ground? Didnt want to put a shorter air cleaner element in, as it is a drop base and would contact the top of the carbs choke airhorn if it was shorter. We wanted it to look like some sort of nasty weapon like piece, and match the copes in the valve covers. I am not a huge fan of the fabricated valve cover, so this is what I came up with!?

It will look different once coated, with the firewall flange machined out of aluminum. It is something different, I could not bring myself to put a round air cleaner on the car.

Thanks for the compliments
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I saw yours too, I was half way into this one when I came across it. Looking good BTW!

Matt, Split which way, parallel to ground? Didnt want to put a shorter air cleaner element in, as it is a drop base and would contact the top of the carbs choke airhorn if it was shorter. We wanted it to look like some sort of nasty weapon like piece, and match the copes in the valve covers. I am not a huge fan of the fabricated valve cover, so this is what I came up with!?

It will look different once coated, with the firewall flange machined out of aluminum. It is something different, I could not bring myself to put a round air cleaner on the car.

Thanks for the compliments
I'm not running anything special my self. but just what jumps out at me are the depth of the copes. but definitely nice work for sure.

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Thats cool, I was just wondering if you had an idea to make it better! Hope you can pull some sort of insperation from it.
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Tyler, those strips are sick. Sorry, I may have to borrow those from you for my 72. Just forewarning you. LOL!!
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Very nice
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Couldnt of picked a better car to do and awesome fab work....... but wow just not sold on that wheel or color choice!
Best of luck going to be a sweet ride.
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