New to Gbody’s

[rubio9800]

Hello!!!

Picked up an 81 GP and starting to tinker around with it.

Starting with maintenance, i opened the air cleaner cover and saw no filter.

Not sure what this is? Do i need an air filter?

thanks in advance

 

[1320John$$$]

Nice ride and yes the air filter is missing

 

[83StreetMachine]

That's a flame arrestor. Usually they go missing over the years. I'd leave it if you are staying stock.

Your air cleaner element will be larger in diameter and fit over it

 

[rubio9800]

thank you both!!!!

 

[TexasCutlass]

Nice ride, I used to have an 82 GP lj

 

[1320John$$$]

I am digging the blacked out wheels with the hubcaps

 

[rubio9800]

Thank you
always wanted a G body.

Growing up i would watch my brother work on his 86 Regal!!

 

[michmalibuman]

Welcome, nice GP.

 

[UNGN]

I don't know why an 80's GP would be more prone to setting the Air filter on fire than 10's of Millions of other cars of other cars from that era. I would ditch the flame arrestor and put in an airfilter. It has to be a restriction and you already have a very limited amount of HP to work with.

If a car backfires, fix the backfire problem. A flame arrestor is something a Hack at GM came up to band-aid a problem another hack gave him 40 years ago, because crap rolls downhill. Break the rolling crap cycle.

 

[79 GP 4 speed]

Welcome to the club from North Carolina. Where about are you located?