[DeTomaso] original air cleaner

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If you send me photos I'll add them to my website.

Chuck


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From: Barry Seib [mailto:oldwheel at mts.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:25 PM
To: DetomasoList; Pantera007 at provamo.com; Drew, Mike; bjbstewart at yahoo.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] original air cleaner

There were at least 3 different factory air cleaners used on the 71-74 Ford
program Panteras:

It seems the first type was all plain blue, lid and bottom, and came on the
cars that had the closed chamber heads, the square bore 4300A Motorcraft
carb and single point ignition. These were the 1971 models with the 4V
engines (up to car #2292 ?). The air intake snorkel was at about 8 oclock
pointing rearward on th left hand side. It looks like a standard Ford air
cleaner with the postions of things moved around to suit a mid engined car.

The second type had a chrome plated lid and the bottom was blue. It was
obviously a modified Mustang/Cougar part. The air inlet is at about 8 oclock
on the left hand side. It and heat stove are both in different locations
from the Mustang 351CJ. The standard cut outs are blocked with rivetted
plates. These air cleaners came on the engines from 1972 that had the 4300D
and the dual points and 4 bolt mains. Both pre-L and L types in 1972 appear
to have had this type past car # 4000.

The third type is the same as type 2, except the air inlet snorkel is
different and everything is shuffled around to allow a big hose to slip on
the snorkel and lead down to pick up cooler air near the ground at the
firewall behind the passenger seat.(1973-74)

I don't have any information about later cars or European models.

Foolishly, I have spent money buying Pantera air cleaners and spent a few
hours to root out the truth in this issue and now that I have the exact
correct one for my own Pantera, I'm not sure I care any more! I have some
photos somewhere. Most of this can be documented with the photos in old road
tests, factory shots, genuine survivor cars and the orange Ford parts book,
but it is more involved than it first seems.

Barry





ProvaMo.com Pantera007 at provamo.com
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I have seen some that had the standard blue top, and some that have the
chrome
top/lid.

Chuck




In a message dated 2/2/09 13 27 23, detomaso at luleweb.se writes:


> Which air cleaner was original on a Pantera?
> Which type of lid?
> Which air cleaner decal?
>
> Which other Ford cars and engine have the same/ similar air cleaner and
> lids?
>

Anders,

Panteras used the standard air cleaner as fitted to the Mustang etc. of the
day.   There were slight changes from year to year, as the Mustang changed
due
to smog laws etc.

Mike


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