WTB Motion air cleaner assembly.

[Jughead]

Was the filter itself a thin foam?

[Verne_Frantz]

Jughead,
It was a dark gray foam. The domed screens were not chromed, as in the earlier post. It looked exactly as the one in your first post, although I can not see the tabs on the band in that photo.
Verne

[JoeG]

The foam elements would tend to ignite,with a carb backfire if you didn't change them or clean them now and again --The elements were/are pretty cheap, but I would just take it out run it under a hose and squeeze out the excess--I never had one lite up--Here's some photos of those air cleaners----Stelling and Hellings--

[JoeG]

pry loop/tab---

[JoeG]

flat-band --

[Mr70]

Wasn't it the flyeye that was notorious for immatating a candle wick in the case of a backfire?
Who posted pictures of Vernes Car on Team Chevelle?

[JoeG]

Yeah--It's how the HABACHI came to be---

[JoeG]

I guess it depended what air cleaner they had on the shelf that day,although the Stelling and Helling was the earliest---Verne, I would never post your photo,I did however send copies to Team Chevelle etc.-- ---

[Verne_Frantz]

Yeah, by the time I stopped using it, I had my share of carb back fires, and the foam had a big hole in the middle of it.

Thanks a lot Joe Now I guess I'll have to go read the wise cracks about my shoes. (You didn't really do that did you.........????)

[Pantera]

Was there some that had square holes in the grid instead of round ones that were made later? I seem to remember seeing them way back then?

My '70 came with a triangle shaped air cleaner instead of the round one and it has the square holes. It also has the foam that will catch on fire if you have a backfire.