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Or you take a hammer and a blunt punch and make a suitable dent in the bottom of the air filter and continue with life as if nothing had happened.

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I was thinking about that, but I’m not sure if it will form in far enough. It looks like it will need to go at least a 1/4 inch. I have another bottom section for the same air cleaner that is in very rough condition. I’ll experiment with it first.

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There is also quite a bit of vertical clearance under the hood of these old girls, so a 1/4" extended tube on the base to raise it above the choke stove would work too.
Bob J.

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Yeah, I thought about that, too. I’m reaching out to an old high school friend who may be able to make what I need. If I do that, I’ll also have to make a new support brace.

Upon further inspection, making an extension is going to be the way to go. It would take denting the bottom in 5/8 in to make it work.

The 115s had the Carter carb, after the Chandler Groves fiasco. Why not just get the base off of a 115? The riser would also work, and I bet you could bend the brace enough to make it line up.

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I’m not 100%, but I don’t think that works. The 115 used a Carter WA-1 carburetor and the 120 used a Carter WD-0. If I’m not mistaken the 115 carb was a smaller diameter such that the 115 air cleaner will not fit on the 120 carb.

Yep, silly me. The 120C (and 138CD) air cleaner assembly is a 335947 with the Stromberg, and a 320440 with the Carter. The 115c calls for a 316705, so it would appear that all three are different.

I have a plan to make an adapter. This might work out well as it will make a good project for Dad. He is a retired tool and die maker and has a small lathe. I got a piece of steel tube with an OD larger than we need and an ID smaller than we need. Then, we can turn everything down to size. The part that fits the carb will be about 1/8 in thick and we’ll secure it to the carb with three set screws. Then, the air cleaner will attach to the adapter as normal.

As far as the brace that goes to the engine block, I may not have to do anything. The Carter carb is about 1/4 in shorter than the Stromberg. The adapter will raise the air cleaner about 1/2 inch. That, in theory, puts the brace about a 1/4 too short, but since it is bowed, I may be able to make it work. If not, it will be very easy to make a new brace.