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Old 11-22-2021, 12:25 PM
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Default Caddy air cleaner mods

This air cleaner, when mocked up on the engine, showed a tight proximity to the back of the AC compressor. Looking at the clearance we had to the firewall, moving backward 1" will give us much needed breathing room for the AC lines. So out with the old ....









And to move rearward, the mounting hole is moved forward one inch..
























Next in store is a new bottom for the air cleaner.. This was originally an oil bath and we are going with a small filter element to free up some room to the rear.














A hammerform is used to give us a folded lip out the bottom


















Video: Hammerform 1

https://youtu.be/QPLDGIxJAYk



Video: Hammerform 2

https://youtu.be/Zm6TIkxDDUA




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