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Bill's 74 Super Duty Shaker Modification

  • Stripping

    • Stripping
  • Rarity?

    • Rarity?
  • The factory was probably not to hot on installing the flapper with three rivets.  I would not be to happy myself.  If I was working there I would not do it.  I would of been the guy that threw them into the trash can when the car went by and got fired ...

    • The factory was probably not to hot on installing the flappe…
  • Yes, I would not put a dog turd on a wedding cake and that is exactly what they were made to do. Not only does any Pontiac guy know that their cars are the best but this has been a black eye for a while.

    • Yes, I would not put a dog turd on a wedding cake and that i…
  • This is about as good an image as I can get of the OEM Three Rivet Frame that the Super Duty had.  You can see the degree of the adhesive holding it on.

    • This is about as good an image as I can get of the OEM Three…
  • The hole in the edge of the shaker is for the OEM Drain Hose to run the water that collects in the shake lip down past the engine and out onto the ground where it can scurry away to make a fish happy.

    • The hole in the edge of the shaker is for the OEM Drain Hose…
  • Here is an undershaker shot of the correct hose nipple.  You can also see the correct adhesive that the OEM manufacturer utilized in it's adhesion.  It has to be done this way because there is a lot of force that is put on the hose nipple

    • Here is an undershaker shot of the correct hose nipple. You…
  • Problem with the old glue is that is gets brittle and cracks over time allowing the hole to crack to the outside edge of the shaker and in effect start the process of ruining the shaker top.

    • Problem with the old glue is that is gets brittle and cracks…
  • You can see the Location Flanges that are spot welded to the top ring of the shaker.  These puny little 90 degree bent pieces of metal are designed to index around the Crankcase Filter held in place in the base of the air cleaner.

    • You can see the Location Flanges that are spot welded to the…