Anyone recognize this?

[Corbusa]

Does someone make a smooth boot rather than the accordian thingy ? Also will these housings need to be painted or powder coated???

[Scrrem]

Originally Posted by Corbusa

Does someone make a smooth boot rather than the accordian thingy ? Also will these housings need to be painted or powder coated???

Samco makes a smooth air duct,I have one now but don't care for it. It's so slick on the inside, no matter how tight I get the clamps. it has slipped of the air horn a couple of times.

I thought about putting the buffer to it....maybe too "Blingy" huh?
Rich

[cvette98pacecar]

Originally Posted by Corbusa

Does someone make a smooth boot rather than the accordian thingy ? Also will these housings need to be painted or powder coated???

They are Stainless Steel. The hardest thing will be keeping them clean.

[Blue Flame Restorations]

I may PC mine the same color as my LT5.

[VetteMed]

Originally Posted by phrogs

Jesus Looks like I need to fire up the tig welder thats nuts.

Judging by the number of these already spoken for, I think you and I are in the minority with thinking that.

[phrogs]

Originally Posted by VetteMed

Judging by the number of these already spoken for, I think you and I are in the minority with thinking that.

Well how do you mean? I was talking about its time for me to make my own run since this will be the only run he is doing.

oh hell im not going to be able to do it anyway

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Originally Posted by phrogs

Well how do you mean? I was talking about its time for me to make my own run since this will be the only run he is doing.

oh hell im not going to be able to do it anyway

I may do them for future needs.

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by Corbusa

Does someone make a smooth boot rather than the accordian thingy ? Also will these housings need to be painted or powder coated???

Another innovation of the Copelin (sp?) air box was a metal sleeve that was inserted into the accordion tube. The sleeve keeps the tube from collapsing at WOT, AND smoothes the relatively high velocity air flow within.

I built mine from some 16 ga. aluminum sheeting - folded into an oval with the seams held by pop-rivets.



Prior to drilling and putting in the rivets, I slipped the sleeve into the accordion and then expanded the sleeve for a snug fit, and then drew a line on the inside of the sleeve, along the under lapped edge.

The seam is a bit crude, but functional AND not visible. (If I had a TIG welder, it could have been almost seamless. That would be the bee's knees, but I digress...)

In addition to the support of the accordion tube, by extending the sleeve under the lip of the plastic filter air box, the lip becomes sandwiched between the sleeve and the hose clamp/accordion tubing. This serves in eliminating the annoying habit of the accordion slipping off of the filter box. (AND, for good measure, a sheet metal screw or two can be installed after drilling trough the bottom side of the hose clamp/accordion, filter box lip, and into the sleeve underneath it all to secure all those pesky joint members - the hose clamp included! - See diagram)

"Nourishment for contemplation"

P.