Projects O'Brien Truckers. Well, I guess you DO get what you pay for.

Ever since I built my T Bucket, I've wanted a nice, simple, air cleaner. I wanted one of the small Hilborn style, but the only ones being made were 13" long. And that was the "short" one. B&M had made a style I liked, but that was a long time ago and the few that popped up on ebay, were... well... shit.

About 2 years ago, I commented in the air cleaner thread that they were needed. A few others agreed and Dennis O'Brien of O'Brien Truckers chimed in that he was stepping up to the plate. Not long afterwards, they came out. I had to have one, but I could never convince myself to part with the $175. I talked myself into something else, until last week. I found myself with a little extra cash and pulled the trigger. After sending payment, I wondered if it would be what I'd been searching for. Would it be too big? Would it be of thin construction and cheaply made?

Well, ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on the PERFECT aircleaner for a single 4 bbl powered T Bucket. Get what you pay for? Dennis is hitting it outside the park!







Thanks, Dennis. You done great!

 

can you get it with a screen across the front?

 

Yeah that looks perfect

 

I'm not sure it's offered, but I'd bet if you asked they could make one for you. Or you could do one yourself.

I'm thinking of painting the inside red, but I'm going to ponder that for a while. How do you mess with perfect?

 

look's like it was made for your car man!

 

This is %100 what I've been looking for myself.

Same dilemma...all the cool ones were too big. Now that there's a cool one that's perfect...I'll have to justify forking out the dough.

BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!!?!?!???!!??

 

I agree, looks perfect. Gotta love when it works out like that. Money well spent.

 

That's what mine was! My b-days tomorrow.

And man, it's nice, thick and heavy polished aluminum. Just like they should be. Has a "made right" feel to it. The supplied acorn nut on the stem was the finishing touch.

 

Yeah, Looks really cool. Maybe paint the red between the fins??

 

Very nice

 

Looks real good,almost like it was made for your car,,good looking bucket also. HRP

 

Wow, just like everything they do, it's spot on! Helluva' birthday, and it ain't even here yet! You must be livin' right! HBD!

 

Fred: Another nice touch to your car.

 

Dennis and his wife are quality folks.
They are extremely happy to help and both are very talented folks.

The scoop looks nice

 

I like it! I looks like it was made for your bucket.

 

Hotrodders have been doing it forever

 

I know exactly how you feel, I tried several on my shoebox, then decided to step up and buy one from Obrien similar to yours, but has the front screen. I never want to try another breather again.

 

I've been looking for something like it also, man that looks soooo good. Looks like the credit card is gonna take another hit. How do I stop SWMBO from seeing the bill

 

Ditto.

 

Looks good, I have the old B&M on my T. Been looking for a second one for when I put my cross ram mainfold back on.

 

Got that right! What's making me hesitant is the air filter. It wouldn't seem right with the inside red and then the filter sitting righht there. Now, if I had a screen, I'd just lightly fog spray the screen and be done with it.

Like I said, I'll keep looking at it and see what I come up with. Maybe a thin red sleeve to cover the filter? Hmmm..... half the fun of a new toy is making it yours.

As for painting between the fins? Probably not. If the fins were closer together, it wouldn't even be a thought. But these are about an inch apart and that much paint would take away from the beauty of the scoop. Well, to me anyway.

 

Air cleaner looks nice. They do nice work there I bought a copy of my dad's old Car Club Plaque from the 50's , They didn't have it listed so I emailed him an he had one to make a copy from..

 

Looks good.

 

Dennis rules, you get MORE than what you paid for.

 

Looks good!

 

I may have to go that way as well. I bought a cheap (if you can call $85. cheap) 14" round one with ribs that I'm not happy with. The polished top was so bad I spent a few hours re-doing it, but it's still not very good !!!

 

I got this one from Mooneyes, years ago. It has a washable filter.

 

That looks awful close to mine. O'Briens design idea may have come from that.

 

Dennis does great work!

 

Thanks for the compliments tfeverfred.

GasserGarage - that IS our design, we sell wholesale to many dealers worldwide.

swissmike & roddin-shack - Thanks!

Remember - we're one of the first Alliance Vendors and give a 10% discount to those who support the HAMB by being Alliance Members.

Dennis & Sue