Original Air Cleaner details

Panteras when New did not have any decals on the aircleaner.

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Panteras when New did not have any decals on the aircleaner.

I have the orginal aircleaner ( not painted or recromed) for #6287, and there is not any decals on the aircleaner.

When I pulled mine, I could see the glue outline of the semi circle one, but decal was long gone.

Chrome was far better in that area than the rest, so I figured it had been in place for much of it's early, protected life.

I could also make out a small rectangle glue 'witness' toward the right rear. Guess its like a lot of things with these cars; sort of changes with the Italian wind.

Is there ANY evidence that the '5.8 Liter' one claiming to be for a Pantera was ever seen on one new?

Mike, I know you saw your share of these cars new, so not disputing, just seeking any news from the fringe.

So you are worried about the friggin sticker on your air cleaner?

The air cleaner that is now restricting the air flow of your new "Blue Thunder" intake and carb.

And how do you see the sticker under an “L” screen anyway?


Oh I forgot the originality theme of your Vette seated frog.

You are such a "Poser”!

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Originally posted by Pantera 4134:
So you are worried about the friggin sticker on your air cleaner?

The air cleaner that is now restricting the air flow of your new "Blue Thunder" intake and carb.

And how do you see the sticker under an “L” screen anyway?


Oh I forgot the originality theme of your Vette seated frog.

You are such a "Poser”!

This is how Panteras lost their way. No regard historiical accuracy. I bet you have bondage-style seatbelts in your car.

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Originally posted by A Hudson:

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Originally posted by Pantera 4134:
So you are worried about the friggin sticker on your air cleaner?

The air cleaner that is now restricting the air flow of your new "Blue Thunder" intake and carb.

And how do you see the sticker under an “L” screen anyway?


Oh I forgot the originality theme of your Vette seated frog.

You are such a "Poser”!

This is how Panteras lost their way. No regard historiical accuracy. I bet you have bondage-style seatbelts in your car.

Safety first Adams!

I hope someone can tell us if the OEM cleaner is as restrictive as it appears. Especially after you add headers/intake and higher flow carb. My guess is that you are leaving a few horses in the barn.

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Originally posted by Pantera 4134:

I hope someone can tell us if the OEM cleaner is as restrictive as it appears. Especially after you add headers/intake and higher flow carb. My guess is that you are leaving a few horses in the barn.

I bet it is. The snorkel area is a joke, like 10 square inches. The vacuum door about the same. Not much.

Though I started this discussion about an original 'look', I've considered cutting a 3rd port in this air cleaner (not my original) toward the invisible front just for a little more air.

I'm dangerous with a Dremel.

Buy a nice 360 air cleaner with maybe a K&N filter. You are not still afraid of K&N are you? No MAP sensors to foul out!

Jeff

Okay, I've lost it.

I took the 2 barrell air cleaner (same carb diameter, but sits lower in the engine compartment) and...

1. Media blasted 30 years of crud off of it.
2. Cut additional intake port (that vacuum door thing) like the original 4 barrel air cleaner has.
3. Cut two additional ports, added louvered panels. (Just riveted them on and painted them. I'm like a cheap and untalented Kirk Evans.)
4. Cleaned up the other bits that were on the air cleaner.

I know have a semi-original looking, updated, louvered 2V air cleaner for a 4v car. Yes, I do feel pretty.

Adams, yes you have lost it !

Again I ask why ?

It will cover your after market carb. But not your silver "Blue Thunder" manifold . Or your Vette seats, Mitsu radio and ..........

In my feeble estimation, my motor still looks like a Ford Boss motor, aluminum intake and all. The Ford air cleaner is just something I happen to like.

There was definitely a rectangular sticker on the blue part of the air cleaner. What is was is the subject of debate. I have never seen a period photo that indicates a sticker on the air cleaner lid, however.

Finally! Mr. Originality speaks up! I looked all through threads here, plus some super low mileage cars and even Mustang sites.

What it 'looks' like to me is the Autolite filter sticker. I ordered all the stickers that seem to be period correct and will match what I find to the fuzzy photographs.

Even the low mileage white 74 at Canepa doesn't have the same mark on the right head as my 74 did when I got it. (A yellow circle of paint with a number in it.)

Some of this stuff is left to interpretation I guess, in the best of Italian or semi-disorganized workers of the moment.

Will share what I find.

Vypr, do you have any photos of your engine compartment thus far? Any details there to share?

Adams,
It sounds like you have what you are looking for. But just in case you do not go to Mustangs Unlimited . They have a plethora of stickers for seemingly every Ford engine.


http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/Default.asp

They are here in metro ATl. So you could take the frog and hop on over.

Adams,

As an original owner of a '71 Pantera, I can tell you that there were no stickers on my air cleaner. FWIW, the orange parts book doesn't list any stickers for the air cleaner.

John

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Originally posted by jb1490:
Adams,

As an original owner of a '71 Pantera, I can tell you that there were no stickers on my air cleaner. FWIW, the orange parts book doesn't list any stickers for the air cleaner.

John

And I am POSITIVE you know your car and what came on it. That's incredible. Not many original owners of these cars.

For the later cars (or maybe just however the factory felt that day) here are a couple shots of the 135 mile car at Canepa, a 1974 model.

Also, my car (one owner til I got it) had a chrome lid unlike the one in the photograph.

Here's the mysterious square sticker shown...

And the emissions sticker, which mine also had on the left valve cover, plus a circular sticker mine did NOT have, but was painted on the right side. Ahhh, the Italian influence must've gotten to the sticker department...

Here's the sticker from my original early '73 air cleaner. It's just a paper sticker, but maybe there's enough there for Ford parts folks to decode.

Brian

I googled a bit and came up with:

D3ZF-9600-BA
1973 Mercury Cougar / Ford Mustang 351-4V Air Cleaner Base