OEM Airfilter help needed, need to smog!

[Keyair]

Progress on the Quadrajet...

Here is the plugs in the lower body.



The Reamer and bushing kit arrived, so I did that today...

Reamed out the shaft hole about 12 mm or 1/2" deep...


The brass bushing was Red Loctited..


And driven in just under the external body..


That done, I cleaned the body again and shot a coat of High Temp paint.

[John H.]

Good Job

Thank You

Good information

[Keyair]

Thanks John...
For the record, the pic of the reaming of the primary shaft bushings is not the way I did it...
I looked at the reamer supplied... and realised that I could no way hold the reamer true and square enough by hand....
It occured to me that if I put the reamer in backward, the shank would guide it thru very accurately... But the shank was not long enough to pass thru the body...
Therefore, I would have to hold the normal "Business End" of the with the drill chuck, and spin it backward!
It worked great and I was feeling very clever and pleased with myself!

On throwing the packaging away, I felt something in the corner...
The instructions!
Reading them retrospectively... it explains that I did it correctly!

Now looking at the color I painted the carb... I am thinking Black would have been cooler...
If I dont change my mind...

Tomorrow I will get it all put back together!

[Keyair]

Forgot to post an update on this thread with the carb and intake almost done.
Decide to repaint the Carb, and it looks pretty good to me now!
I also got an Edelbrock Performer 2.0 Aluminum Intake Manifold. The cast surfaces were stained, so that was painted too, although I am concerned about the fact the carb mounting face is 1" taller... Might not fit under the doghouse!
Anyway, for now, here is the finished deal.




With the banks Filter on..