Air cleaner assembly. Paint it or not?

[Martin Evans]

Yes, I did. I think the better question at this point is: What DIDN'T I find in the junkyard.

Also, sorry to add to this and make it long winded, however, for every GMT400 I find in the yard, it bothers/saddens me that that's one less on the road :-(

The reason 99% of them are there: Rust. Usually the bodies are too far gone to fix (especially the plow trucks)... and the frames are not far behind. The engines, however, are usually fine.

I would say we have the opposite problem here in Boise. I don't see a whole lot of rust problems (admittedly, I'm not usually looking for body parts) here in Boise. I would guess that most of them that are in the wrecking yards are because of accidents or mechanical problems.

 

[Jeepwalker]

Glass beading it is a better finish... Or extra fine sand, if you can get it. It might make more sense to go to a salvage yard and get one that doesn't need blasting.

 

[DeCaff2007]

Glass beading it is a better finish... Or extra fine sand, if you can get it. It might make more sense to go to a salvage yard and get one that doesn't need blasting.

I've already taken care of all that. I don't see what the issue is.

 

[Jeepwalker]

Whoops ...sorry if I missed that. I had to skip a few posts due to a short time on break.

Cheers

 

[Martin Evans]

Well, it's painted. I just need a 350 sticker to slap on the cover. The muffler part, however, is yet another junkyard find and I thought it would fit straight on. It's cockeyed and falls short of connecting to the air cleaner. Hmmm.

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I can add 300HP just by putting on a sticker!

 

[DeCaff2007]

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I can add 300HP just by putting on a sticker!

Ha! That's funny. Is that from a Corvette, by chance?

 

[Martin Evans]

Ha! That's funny. Is that from a Corvette, by chance?

Don't know? I'm thinking of getting a chrome air cleaner for my truck and wanted to put a 350 sticker on it if I got one. Came across that one on eBay.

 

[DeCaff2007]

I've gotten burned too many times on Ebay to ever want to shop there again. Marketplace is JUST as bad, and there's no buyer protection, either.