Air Grabber

bandman · Post by **bandman** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:03 pm

I have just obtained a 72 Satelite hood. I see someone has asked for help with measurements for cutting to make it an airgrabber hood. Could I sweet talk someone into helping me out?

I plan on painting my car the original B5 Blue sometime this summer, and I was hoping to paint 2 hoods at the same time.

I was going to use the stinger equipment to make it a reality. I hope they are qaulity repo.

Thanks for any help.

Bandman

scottish440 · Post by **scottish440** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:34 pm

I just finished my hood...and was VERY! pleased with there products.....

I will get you the mesurements on the hole...finally figured it out on my own...

Rounding Up Under the hood stuff
Get all you can from Stenger...By the aftermarket flapper door on e-bay(not cheap $150 or so)... vaccum canister...don't buy the ones that are listed as "air grabber" this just means they are more expensive! Canisters came on everthing from school busses to tractors....so just search for "vaccum canister" (mine came off of a mustang and matches my friends original canister to a T and it cost under $10 on e-bay)....Actuator...the cheapest way out on this is to get one from any late 60's mopar with flip out hedlights...NOTE these are not exact...one of the vaccum hose inlets faces the opposite direction...only minor for the price....Actuator Bracket Wilson product has these on e-bay and they are nice...$50-60....Vaccum Hose I used parts house vaccum line to save money....$14 dollars a spool compared to $150 or so for pretty acurate sets also on e-bay....Air Filter Lid and base I think you can get these in metal repopped..I went with year one fiberglass

Installation of the bubble is the hardest part...(to get right) you will be required to tap and set all of the mounting studs (20-25 studs) into the underside of the bubble...and then try to drill a matching set of holes into your hood...you may cuss a little.....I have a trick that helps when you get around to doing yours....you still have some parts to find.

moriah777@charter.net Keep up with my e-amil and I will be glad to assis you in any way....I have tons of pictures...and make the reflective airgrabber words for the door top

Hopes this gives you a start...you should be able to get most everything for around $800-$900 I did..prett good considering it increases the value of your car 20-30%

scott

71GTX · Post by **71GTX** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:24 am

Doing a step by step process with visual aids would have been great!

scottish440 · Post by **scottish440** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:16 am

I would like to do a step by step.....there are none online for the 71-72 cars....But I cannot post any pictures....I have somehow exceded my limit...and cannot get a response on how to fix it.

I would like to do a very detailed step by step....scott[/code]

Post by **Eric** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:38 pm

scottish440 wrote:I would like to do a step by step.....there are none online for the 71-72 cars....But I cannot post any pictures....I have somehow exceded my limit...and cannot get a response on how to fix it.

I would like to do a very detailed step by step....scott[/code]

I responded to your PM on how to fix this back a few weeks ago. Each user is limited to a certain amount of total file space they can post to the site. The site itself has limitations, and this is the only way to effectively stay under the total site limit. If you've exceeded it, you either have to go back to old posts and delete attachments or host the photos somewhere else.

bandman · Post by **bandman** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:29 pm

Holy Crap my air grabber stuff came in from stinger yesterday. It looks awesome. Now the hard part starts (actually the fun part).

I will keep you posted with my success and or failures.

Dennis

ccb_v2 · Post by **ccb_v2** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:45 pm

If any of you can put together a word document or something with pics as a walk-through I can convert it to a web page and get it online.

I will eventually be doing this also so could use the info.

bandman · Post by **bandman** » Sun May 28, 2006 11:18 pm

I just finished cutting my hood today.

Tomorrow starts with studs in the air grabber bubble and air door.

I have a diagram from stinger, that helped me make all the right cuts on the hood, it was much easier than I thought it would be.

I can give anyone that is interested the dimensions, or I can scan the diagram.

If I get done with the bubble this weekend I will post pictures.

Dennis

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Tue May 30, 2006 9:45 am

I thought of something! If you email me pics I can put them on my hosting site,I have 2MB of space but I can remove my pics temporary,and whoever is interested can go there to see them. Just a thought.

http://groups.msn.com/MarkandVelana/juniper128.msnw

ccb_v2 · Post by **ccb_v2** » Tue May 30, 2006 11:53 pm

bandman wrote:I just finished cutting my hood today.

Tomorrow starts with studs in the air grabber bubble and air door.

I have a diagram from stinger, that helped me make all the right cuts on the hood, it was much easier than I thought it would be.

I can give anyone that is interested the dimensions, or I can scan the diagram.

If I get done with the bubble this weekend I will post pictures.

Dennis

I'll take any and all info/pics you've got when you get the chance!

thanks!

Limecuda · Post by **Limecuda** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:07 am

I looked at the Stinger setup as well since it stated it worked on 73-74 Satellites as well. I asked if they had any pics. They responded that a 73/74 hood is the same as the 71/72.

I differed and never received another response. Anyone who sees their site and thinks that the setup will work on the later bodies may need to look elsewhere.

Capsule · Post by **Capsule** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:34 pm

About the Airgrabber,

how does it actually function? Does it get pressure from the Carb? And what does the canister do?
How does it sound when the flap opens and closes, are we talking snake hiss?

Capsule

bandman · Post by **bandman** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:07 pm

Limecuda,

After much contemplation I think I figured out Stingers statement about 71-74. I think they mean the Satelite hood from 71-72 works on 73-74, but you have to have the non bulge hood. Anyone else have any ideas?

Dennis

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:14 pm

I think that the hoods have completely different dimensions and contours. I thinkk I saw a 71 with a 74 hood and it was too long adn didn't match up

Limecuda · Post by **Limecuda** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:50 pm

The hoods would fit but the contours by the front won't match. The 73/74 has humps by the headlights that the 71/72 do not. Stinger told me they were the same hood which obviously isn't true. I was just looking for an alternative for a 73 RR hood since they are not easy to find near me in Tx. Shipping is outrageous for a hood.

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