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Shelley, Sam and I just got back from a three day vacation in the
woods near the south end of Lake Coeur d' Alene, at Heyburn State
Park. A small 12'x12' cabin, one room, bunk beds. Out door
flushless toilet (read that as <u><i>Outhouse</i></u>), no showers,
but luckily a standpipe with cool clear fresh water.<br>
<br>
It's all good, we've had our showers now that we're home. :)<br>
<br>
Back to the Pantera.<br>
It suddenly hit me sometime yesterday. I can't put my deck lid on,
because the air cleaner is now too high. It's not a matter of
wanting to put the engine screen on, no... it's a matter of the 14"
air filter sticks out past the deck lid line by about an inch and a
half. When I had the stock manifold on it was no problem, the air
filter fit tight -under- the decklid. Now with the aluminum
dual-plane FPP-4145 plus a half-inch spacer, the whole thing is too
tall by about an inch.<br>
<br>
DRAT!<br>
<br>
It's always something isn't it? heheheh<br>
Three options come readily to mind. (not to mention the dogbone air
cleaner which I honestly just don't like the looks of).<br>
Option 1, offset base plate for the air filter, also the least
expensive, and possibly can be sourced locally:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-85-3540/?rtype=10">http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-85-3540/?rtype=10</a><br>
<br>
Option 2, Triangular K&N filter assembly, 14" diameter but we
all know how the geometry of a triangle works, right? We'd simply
point this toward the window, leaving the flat edge parallel to and
a half inch or so from the leading edge of the deck lid:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-60-1470/?rtype=10">http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-60-1470/?rtype=10</a><br>
<br>
Option 3, an oval air cleaner, mount it sideways, valve cover to
valve cover. I don't know this option has as much CFM capacity
though:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-66-1510/?rtype=10">http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-66-1510/?rtype=10</a><br>
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I'll be calling around Spokane tomorrow to see if I can source the
offset base; cheapest and easiest. Then, I'll begin work on turning
my one-piece firewall cover into a two-piece firewall cover. I have
no reason to believe that won't go well, so then the next item will
be to get the roll cage rear hoop in place, drill the holes for the
shoulder bolts (the stock attach point) and maybe bolt it in place.
I say maybe because if I can get a friend to help fix the drivers
side hoop connection holes, maybe I'll take it all in for powder
coating and install the whole thing. I also need to look at
sourcing some roll bar padding. I guess I better start looking that
up now. :)<br>
<br>
I think vacation is over.<br>
Asa Jay<br>
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Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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