unrestored factory air cleaner housing

SIV Allan

SIV Allan

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I came across an unrestored factory air cleaner housing, not something I see very often, and thought to post a couple of pix.

FWIW it is part #69024 D, which is a different # from my chrome air filter housing.

It is a good bit lighter in color than I thought was correct for an original - a light silver color paint now peeling to reveal darker grey galvanized steel underneath.

Your graphics card may shift the shade of silver darker or lighter than what appears with the housing in the sunlight.

The paint looks to have been a mild hammer-tone finish originally but it is difficult to tell at this point.

Clearly this housing did not spend it's first 50 years on a trailer queen so the finish is a bit rough.
 
Nice find

I heard the old tales of boxes of them in storage in the U.K.

In another thread the original part number on the LAT is represented to be different than the majority 69024 ones with later cars and MK2's having a 2 digit code after it. This is the first with a D.

Others have H 6 maybe August 66 ?
 
This is not a Tiger specific part. One book I have about Ford GT has a photo with this model AC mounted on a 4bl carb.
 
Nope - not the GT350.......67 and 68 had a similar air cleaner but definitely not an AC.
 
The works Hillman imps with twin dcoe Weber carbs used the filter housing, but of course the base plate was different to take the 4 separate inlets
 
I took the AC housing to a powder coater and wanted to post a followup to my earlier note.

First, the "D" turned out to be a paint imperfection - there is no "D" stamped into the metal.

The finish doesn't match the powder coater's hammer-tone samples but more closely matches something called he called "texture."

The powder coater also questioned whether the original finish was smooth and then alligatored over the years.

We did not find a color match but a range of shades from Argent to a light steel silver-grey seemed to be close - depending on the light.

It'd be great if someone with an AC housing in original finish would post a picture to match to.
 
SIV Allan said:
I took the AC housing to a powder coater and wanted to post a followup to my earlier note.

First, the "D" turned out to be a paint imperfection - there is no "D" stamped into the metal.

The finish doesn't match the powder coater's hammer-tone samples but more closely matches something called he called "texture."

The powder coater also questioned whether the original finish was smooth and then alligatored over the years.

We did not find a color match but a range of shades from Argent to a light steel silver-grey seemed to be close - depending on the light.

It'd be great if someone with an AC housing in original finish would post a picture to match to.
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Allan,

Marching of internet pictures doesn't help due to screen, printer variations. A paint code is best.

The hamertone finish tends to get a little flatter over year's... That's from what I've seen
 
michael-king said:
Allan,

Marching of internet pictures doesn't help due to screen, printer variations. A paint code is best.

The hamertone finish tends to get a little flatter over year's... That's from what I've seen
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Michael,

A paint code would be ideal, absolutely, but I wouldn't turn down pictures as well, with recognition to the problem of screen and printer variations. :) .

Regarding the texture, the hammertone samples had a noticeably different texture than the AC housing finish's texture.

Perhaps the AC housing's finish is worn by the years and now is flatter, that makes sense.

But the texture is uneven as well as flatter, and isn't consistent like a hammertone finish. The effect is somewhat like a "flat" alligator texture.

Hammertone may be the default for 50 years later but I'm not sure it was applied by AC.

Ultimately, the finish could be "corroborated" or rejected if another is brought forward for comparison.

Most all the AC housings that I've seen are either chrome or remain the dark grey color of the unpainted metal.

I've seen few AC housings close in color to argent but folks who have more experience with these housings could provide information regarding the correct color and texture.
 
Colour

So hammer tone in proper English in a Tiger and Imp specific AC housing means a dull steel color in the colonial English.We also know what it says thru Graham V's reading from the factory drawing on the part. " According to Rootes Engineering Drawing No.1224830 - "Grey Hammer 2510008 (M-1406) No over spray permissible on element" I have seen several originals at various states of decay or careful care taking.

Very light coats of the Krylon hammertone paint provides adequate color and gloss balance if the application is applied in very light coats. The hammertone if applied too heavily has too great of a fish eyed effect to be correct.

On a stock car I would pick a and number of silver paints if glossy I would dumb them down with 600 then hand buff back up with rubbing compound. The dull silver you are looking for in a stock car could most easily be achieved by a paint code scanner at Home Depot. I have a former client auto paint shop owner who still mixes by eye. He can make rattle cans for like 25 bucks. I do not believe a scanner can tell the level of gloss. Dave W. or Travis C. and a couple other winning stock cars could get a color code on a scanner or you could ask a pro restorer what he uses.

I have responded to this question at least 50 times in my sales of the reproduction to guys just like you .

Part of the reasons and IMHO a primary goal of the forum is to make information available so the same question does not have to be repeated by multiple caretakers and hobby restorer's. I call it customer service, even if you are not a customer:)
 
michael-king said:
The works Hillman imps with twin dcoe Weber carbs used the filter housing, but of course the base plate was different to take the 4 separate inlets
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Like this one...

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Jim, bingo....!!!!

Yes that's the imp setup I have seen on racing imps... Not much room for filters with big trumpet ram tubes... I should buy warrens repro filter and mod it for my dcoe alpine... I photoshed a tigrr filter on it years ago...
 
Warren - thanks.

I think Michael King nailed it with the suggestion of determining a paint code - something that everyone can match to.

Without a common denominator the housings "factory" color will vary from car to car subjectively.
 
A buddy mentioned that he has an AC housing from a Tiger that long ago turned to swiss cheese. He's owned the housing for many years.

I compared its color, texture and sheen to mine and bingo - it's the same.

He said he has a second housing that is virtually identical to the first so that's three survivors all in a light "tincture of silver" or argent color.

A picture of my AC housing along side one of his illustrates the color that I am assuming is factory correct.

As stated earlier due to different computers and printers, mileage may vary on how colors are displayed.

Interestingly, my buddy's AC housing has a different number stamped into it:
69024D7 .

Sherwin Williams can't match this paint. They can get the color right but not the texture or the sheen.

I'll stop by an auto paint and body shop at some point and see if they are more capable of duplicating the finish and hopefully can provide a paint code.
 
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