Air Cleaner refreshed

[JLPurcell]

I just finished refreshing my air cleaner. I am ok with the results, could have been better.

I will probably start over next winter. 

 

 

Edited March 29, 2017 by JLPurcell

[psdenno]

Looks good!  What shade of orange did you use - custom mix or "off the shelf rattle can"?

Dennis

[JLPurcell]

Original color custom mix.

 

[DatsunZGuy]

Looks good in the picture.

How difficult was it to remove the carburetor gaskets and long black seals?

I'm going to do the same thing with mine, but spray clear over the decals to prevent peeling.

[JLPurcell]

I first scraped off the gaskets and then sand blasted the air box to remove all of the material. Coated with etching primer sanded then sealer primer light sand then paint. 

[Zup]

@DatsunZGuy

I restored one of mine a few years ago and the one thing I wish I had done was to clear over the long thin white decal.

Unlike the other decals, which are made on a mylar type film, that one is just paper and will wrinkle and distort over time----it is not very durable.

I had purchased the decals from Mike McGuiness at Banzai Motorsports. They are very nice authentic reproductions. I called Mike and asked him if it was possible for him to make this particular decal out of the same type film as the others and his reply was that "to do so would not be correct (original)" so he would not do it. I am O.K. with his response, but will clear the next one.

@JLPurcell

Mike is now selling reproduction air cleaner gaskets, although the only one he offers is the outer gasket.

Steve Nixon also sells reproduction gaskets, but they are sold in a set of inner and outer. I have used Steve's and they work well---just needed a little trimming before cementing with Weldwood contact.

Edited March 30, 2017 by Zup
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[Careless]

without reference to the original placement of the stickers, how do you determine where they should be? i'm reluctant to put on the stickers I have on because I've never seen one with the stickers in person that wasn't redone.

[JLPurcell]

7 minutes ago, Careless said:

without reference to the original placement of the stickers, how do you determine where they should be? i'm reluctant to put on the stickers I have on because I've never seen one with the stickers in person that wasn't redone.

Having been the original owner of my car I had a reference. The easiest way would be to take the length of the two longest stickers and add approximately 3/16" and center that total length then put the larger sticker as close as possible to the lip of the outer edge of the inner seal surface and the smallest sticker 3/16" over toward the front of the air box equal distance from the inner seal surface then place the longer white sticker equal distance from the main sticker and from the smallest sticker. Is that as clear as mud? 

[Careless]