Recycled Street light Air Cleaner / Scoop

Well, I have to hand it to our friend Bonehead! He has once again proved his metalworking talents. A month or so back I had an idea to fashion a carb mounted scoop/air cleaner from an old cast aluminum street light fixture that reminded me of a 60's style drag scoop. The only problem was I really didn't know how to approach the fabrication. So I contacted Bonehead with the idea and shipped the fixture to him with some rough sketches of my idea. I knew if it could be done he would find a way to do it. Sure enough, he recently shipped it back to me and I couldn't be happier. I plan to mount it to a single 4 barrel so he fitted it with a 2" riser and cut and welded it all together. It will mount to a 5" 3/8" carb with no problem. I plan on using a parts store air cleaner tin inside with a small diameter filter. The wing nut for that will hold the entire thing on the carb. I think you'll agree it looks really cool! I plan on leaving the natural patina to better match my cab.
Here's a few before & after pictures.

Thanks again Bonehead!

Thunder1

Street Light Air Cleaner Part 2

Here is the best shot of the scoop. It wouldn't download in my previous post. Go figure?

Thanks Thunder1, I am glad you like it. It sure is different. Great idea.

here is the neck.

Not only a great fabricator, but a great photographer too! Nice picture of the scoop!

Thanks for posting those!

Thunder

Looks great. But I knew it would. Good job bonehead.

before:

Very cool Looks great

Bonehead said:

before:

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Once again I have beverage on my keyboard. Thanks a lot Bonehead!

That is a very original air cleaner. Hope it doesn't increase your neighborhood crime.

That's a very cool scoop. You had good insight to see a scoop in a street light, & BH did his usual stellar job in the conversion. Since I'm afraid of heights, I'll never have one.

Street Light Scoop

Thanks Bob!

My idea, but BH is the one who pulled it all together. He's a smart guy to follow my crude draft sketches of the scoop like he did and make it work. I'm really pleased with how well it turned out. It took some time for me to think about it. You don't know how many times I've just sat down and stared at it trying to picture the finished scoop. At my job site last summer they were replacing 24 modern light poles and fixtures with repro's that were more historically accurate from the early 1900's. So we had a pile of the modern ones just waiting to be hauled away for scrap. The more I looked at them for several days the more they reminded me of a scoop if I could just find a way to modifiy one. I asked If I could have one and the project manager gave it to me. So with the help of my sawzall I had my fixture. He thought I was nuts for wanting it. Especially after I told him what my plans for it were. I wish I had picked up several more but being cast aluminum they were worth alot as scrap to the project manager. I'm constantly searching for unique potential rat rod materials. It's a part of the adventure and fun to me.

Thunder1