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I am in need of a close up picture of the oil bath air cleaner support bracket for my '51 300. I want to replace the standard air cleaner with one of the large heavy duty oil bath types but I do not have a support bracket and can't find a good picture of one. I know one end attaches to the cylinder head but I don't know how the other end attaches to the cleaner. If someone has a picture or could take some closeups for me that would be a tremendous help. Or if anyone has one for sale that'd be great too! Otherwise I'm going to try to make one. If it helps, my engine is a 327 with 2 barrel carb.

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Here are some photos from the bracket on my 1951 Henney-Packard ambulance which has the 5-main 327 and 2-brl carburetor. The bent end attaches to a bolt on the side of the head while the straighter slotted end is attached to the air cleaner itself using the long bolt that holds it together. As I recall, the brackets look very similar between the 2-brl and 4-brl filters but were not interchangeable and of course, the 1954 with the 359 was completely different

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I believe the bracket Don shows is the same as your car would have. Without some dimensions you will need to set your cleaner in place and take measurements. IIRC the bracket is approx 1/8 thick material and a little over 1" wide.

Main difference between brackets is the length from the bend for the block mounting bolt to the slot and the degree for the two angles at the block side. The angles controls the 90 degree across the block and horizontal height portion and the length is for the different carbs. Kev has a couple of photos of his engine. I believe his bracket is different but you can still get an idea of how it mounts to keep the cleaner horizontal and at 90 degrees to the carb.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb ... ic.php?post_id=13219#forumpost13219

Not a great shot of the bracket but here's a 1951 (with dealer-installed A/C) that shows it in place.

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Many thanks gentleman! Exactly what I needed to know.

You're very welcome and I just happened to have the bracket photos as someone wanted to buy it so I pulled it off but then it turned out that his Packard had been retrofit with a 4-brl carburetor so needed a different bracket.