'71 Air Cleaner

droptop · Post by **droptop** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:19 pm

Should the air cleaner on my 383 powered '71 RR be wrinkle finish, or a semi gloss? I have seen both. It looks to me that the semi gloss would be easier to keep clean, but the wrinkle finish just looks cool.

quapman · Post by **quapman** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:27 pm

Smooth for 70, wrinkle for 71.

Post by **Eric** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:07 pm

I've seen both on "original" cars for 71

droptop · Post by **droptop** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:53 pm

Eric wrote:I've seen both on "original" cars for 71

Do you think it could be where it was built? Mine is a St. Louis car.

Post by **Eric** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:31 pm

I suspect it had to do with multiple parts suppliers. I really can't say it was a single finish per plant. I've seen both on St Louis cars. Also can't say it's an early build vs. late build thing.

droptop · Post by **droptop** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:16 pm

I do like the wow factor that the wrinkle finish adds, but what about cleaning? Are they hard to keep clean? On a semi gloss finish you can just wipe and go. Any thoughts?

pats71 · Post by **pats71** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:09 am

My roadrunner is a late build (June 10, 1971) out of St. Louis. Most of the car is all original untouched and the air cleaner is a smooth black finish, not wrinkle.

rr6pak · Post by **rr6pak** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:25 pm

Wrinkle finish. Check out www.nicksgarage.com

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