68 Air Cleaner
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It is rather high for an air cleaner however a 1968 Cutlass air cleaner is a 1 year only air cleaner, hard to find and the grommet for the valve cover on the drivers side even harder. I bought one for $100 and then restored it. it turned out really nice. I figure i have about $150 into it with the paint and stickers.
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This is my air cleaner and if you don't think it's worth what I'm asking,I'm sorry. The cleaner as previously posted is a one year only unit. The hot air pipe adapter is hard enough to find by itself,the vent tube is very hard to find. I've had guys begging to buy the vent pipe but I'm not breaking the cleaner up. To the poster who has one on the shelf,price it to me and we will see who's smoking what. The valve cover grommet is also a one year 68 only unit that's available from Fusick.
#11
Actually Fusick says they have the proper 1968 valve cover grommet for the drivers side breather tube but in fact the one they are selling is round not the D shape; so no one I know has one. I was lucky to find a used one that I paid $15 for shipped. These air cleaners are very rare good luck in your sale.
P.S. I have a 1 year only 4 core radiator top plate for a 1968 Cutlass that is restored, meaning painted with new insulator rubbers. $225 plus shipping if anyone is interested.
68 Cutlass sure are hard to restore properly because of the one year only parts thing, but well worth it in my opinion. Happy Motoring. ~Cheers~ Todd
P.S. I have a 1 year only 4 core radiator top plate for a 1968 Cutlass that is restored, meaning painted with new insulator rubbers. $225 plus shipping if anyone is interested.
68 Cutlass sure are hard to restore properly because of the one year only parts thing, but well worth it in my opinion. Happy Motoring. ~Cheers~ Todd
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Actually Fusick says they have the proper 1968 valve cover grommet for the drivers side breather tube but in fact the one they are selling is round not the D shape; so no one I know has one. I was lucky to find a used one that I paid $15 for shipped. These air cleaners are very rare good luck in your sale.
P.S. I have a 1 year only 4 core radiator top plate for a 1968 Cutlass that is restored, meaning painted with new insulator rubbers. $225 plus shipping if anyone is interested.
68 Cutlass sure are hard to restore properly because of the one year only parts thing, but well worth it in my opinion. Happy Motoring. ~Cheers~ Todd
P.S. I have a 1 year only 4 core radiator top plate for a 1968 Cutlass that is restored, meaning painted with new insulator rubbers. $225 plus shipping if anyone is interested.
68 Cutlass sure are hard to restore properly because of the one year only parts thing, but well worth it in my opinion. Happy Motoring. ~Cheers~ Todd
#16
Actually Fusick says they have the proper 1968 valve cover grommet for the drivers side breather tube but in fact the one they are selling is round not the D shape; so no one I know has one. I was lucky to find a used one that I paid $15 for shipped. These air cleaners are very rare good luck in your sale.
P.S. I have a 1 year only 4 core radiator top plate for a 1968 Cutlass that is restored, meaning painted with new insulator rubbers. $225 plus shipping if anyone is interested.
68 Cutlass sure are hard to restore properly because of the one year only parts thing, but well worth it in my opinion. Happy Motoring. ~Cheers~ Todd
P.S. I have a 1 year only 4 core radiator top plate for a 1968 Cutlass that is restored, meaning painted with new insulator rubbers. $225 plus shipping if anyone is interested.
68 Cutlass sure are hard to restore properly because of the one year only parts thing, but well worth it in my opinion. Happy Motoring. ~Cheers~ Todd
#17
The pictured air cleaner is the OG code
used on 442's exc. 2-bbl [duh] and OAI [duhble duh]
Then there is a Toro unit, and the Cutlass/ 350 unit, which looks EXACTLY like the OG unit except for the narrower snout with the added-on flare piece at the tip of the snout.
'68 units use the LH PCV tube as shown above, with the filter like a c-car in the housing, thus the SQUARE hole in the air cleaner's *LH* side. Requires the VHTF valve cover grommet with the 5/8 hole, and then a short pc of rubber tube at the top, from tube to filter nipple. This puts the PCV in the RH cover for 1968 [only?].
Maybe the economy has picked up but not long ago, I could not get $100 out of a prettier one w/o the PCV tube and the Long Hot Air adapter, of which I have too many anyhow.
#18
Well, almost
The pictured air cleaner is the OG code
used on 442's exc. 2-bbl [duh] and OAI [duhble duh]
Then there is a Toro unit, and the Cutlass/ 350 unit, which looks EXACTLY like the OG unit except for the narrower snout with the added-on flare piece at the tip of the snout.
'68 units use the LH PCV tube as shown above, with the filter like a c-car in the housing, thus the SQUARE hole in the air cleaner's *LH* side. Requires the VHTF valve cover grommet with the 5/8 hole, and then a short pc of rubber tube at the top, from tube to filter nipple. This puts the PCV in the RH cover for 1968 [only?].
Maybe the economy has picked up but not long ago, I could not get $100 out of a prettier one w/o the PCV tube and the Long Hot Air adapter, of which I have too many anyhow.
The pictured air cleaner is the OG code
used on 442's exc. 2-bbl [duh] and OAI [duhble duh]
Then there is a Toro unit, and the Cutlass/ 350 unit, which looks EXACTLY like the OG unit except for the narrower snout with the added-on flare piece at the tip of the snout.
'68 units use the LH PCV tube as shown above, with the filter like a c-car in the housing, thus the SQUARE hole in the air cleaner's *LH* side. Requires the VHTF valve cover grommet with the 5/8 hole, and then a short pc of rubber tube at the top, from tube to filter nipple. This puts the PCV in the RH cover for 1968 [only?].
Maybe the economy has picked up but not long ago, I could not get $100 out of a prettier one w/o the PCV tube and the Long Hot Air adapter, of which I have too many anyhow.
I'll make this easy,look @ page 58 in Fusick's catalog. Look @ part # VC64,that's the correct 68 D shaped 5/8" grommet pictured in my previous post. I'm not trying to be a know it all,trust me,I'm just trying to help the guys who need one of these 68 only grommets and think they are not available. I really hope this helps you guys.
Last edited by 66-3X2 442; September 26th, 2012 at 03:26 PM.
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well i tried a few days ago and Fusick was trying to sell the round grommet as the 68 instead of the D-shape? So I guess I just got a moron at Fusick; plus they told me they would not sell me one with a credit card as they said they had a $25 minimum. This after spending hundreds of dollars on parts from them in the past few years. I have boycotted the SOBs as they have no clue what customer service is.
#20
What makes that air cleaner worth so much is the valve cover to breather tube. VERY hard to find. The last one I had sold for well over 100 by itself. That being said, the air cleaner has to be worth another 125-150, then add the hot air tube adapter. Which incidentally, is for AC only cars. Im not sure what they sell for, but the NON AC adapters sell for decent $.
Someone who needs all those items for a restoration will pay that amount IMO.
Someone who needs all those items for a restoration will pay that amount IMO.
#21
What makes that air cleaner worth so much is the valve cover to breather tube. VERY hard to find. The last one I had sold for well over 100 by itself. That being said, the air cleaner has to be worth another 125-150, then add the hot air tube adapter. Which incidentally, is for AC only cars. Im not sure what they sell for, but the NON AC adapters sell for decent $.
Someone who needs all those items for a restoration will pay that amount IMO.
Someone who needs all those items for a restoration will pay that amount IMO.
#22
well i tried a few days ago and Fusick was trying to sell the round grommet as the 68 instead of the D-shape? So I guess I just got a moron at Fusick; plus they told me they would not sell me one with a credit card as they said they had a $25 minimum. This after spending hundreds of dollars on parts from them in the past few years. I have boycotted the SOBs as they have no clue what customer service is.
#24
Yes it does. It should have a slight twist to it. The tube with the slight twist is the A/C or OAI unit. I haven't seen the other vent tube for the non A/C-OAI cleaner but I think it looks similar but doesn't have the twist.
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Thanks
Mike
#30
1st pic far right is breather tube for 68, middle pic is the same, far left 3rd pic same. all others in 3rd pic are for 69 upwards and they would be on the passenger side instead of the drivers side like on a 68. Hope this helps......Todd
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Hey 66 off subject so technically thread hi-jack...what’s up with the washer bottle in that open hood view of the 68? I take it this 442 is not yours? Just curious as I have not seen one with the concaved area by the positive cable.
#35
It's not my car but a car we are restoring for a guy. The bottle could be from a 70-72 car,not sure but it came from Year One. We bought another bottle from another vendor but the mounting holes were wrong. I sent it back and bought this one. It might not be technically correct but was the only one I could find that fit. Is this wrong for 68?
#40
It's not my car but a car we are restoring for a guy. The bottle could be from a 70-72 car,not sure but it came from Year One. We bought another bottle from another vendor but the mounting holes were wrong. I sent it back and bought this one. It might not be technically correct but was the only one I could find that fit. Is this wrong for 68?
Correct not right for 68-69s which is where I concentrait my efforts. 68-69s are square no concave area. The 68-69 square black bottle is also found in the big cars at least the 88s not sure about 98s.
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