Doing the shaker assembly mod for real - Page 3 - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

Stephen · 06-04-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by kccisco

this may have been asked already but is there a way to get this to fit the 305 engine. iv got an extra hood i get to butcher and see if it works

Wouldn't be anydifferent than doing it to a 350. All Gen 1 small locks, 283-350, have the same external physical dimensions.

The only difference would be, how tall the intake manifold your using , is.

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kccisco · 06-04-2008, 05:44 PM

thanks for the help.

another question, do you have to make the shaker hood piece or is there a company that makes it? cause all the cars that had shakers that are in the junkyard in my town have already been parted out

RS305 · 06-05-2008, 06:04 PM

if by shaker piece u mean the air cleaner assembly, those came from the factory. i havent been able to find a place that makes aftermarket ones.

kccisco · 06-06-2008, 05:18 AM

o. well it was worth a shot

ino · 06-10-2008, 05:55 PM

That is real nice and bad a**

RevItUpZ28 · 08-24-2008, 10:34 AM

Looks good so far!

madhatter · 09-14-2008, 03:57 AM

taht is ****ing sweet. i thought about making one for my z28 using a hemi shaker but didn't think it would look right so i got a cowl instead. really nice job

RICHRAD · 03-15-2009, 12:44 PM

WOW!... Great to see this site is still out there.. Hey wilyk9 you still following this thread?... I haven't looked at it in 2 years. The T/A still sits in my garage with the shaker and all. Did you ever get yours fully completed? If anyone out there still needs any info on this mod, I'll try my best..I hope to get the car started this spring and get the hood bird decal on and 5.0litr badges on the shaker

wilyk9 · 03-15-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RICHRAD

WOW!... Great to see this site is still out there.. Hey wilyk9 you still following this thread?... I haven't looked at it in 2 years. The T/A still sits in my garage with the shaker and all. Did you ever get yours fully completed? If anyone out there still needs any info on this mod, I'll try my best..I hope to get the car started this spring and get the hood bird decal on and 5.0litr badges on the shaker

Yup, still here. I got mine about 90% finished, then tore the car down to an empty shell to do a 100% rebuild. After several delays, I am hoping to see paint on it this summer finally. Once that is done and a new drivetrain is in, then I should be able to get it totally finished. Probably will be quite some time yet before I get to that point though.

RICHRAD · 03-15-2009, 08:09 PM

yeah, look forward to seeing your finished result someday...Sometime ago i got alot of pm's asking me how to do this. But i'm not sure what else i can add to help those out. I know being a machinist by trade helped me address the angle issue with the aircleaner vs. the hoodline slope. I had to machine an alum.adapter angle ring more than once. Also separating the resin from the metal housing on the shaker allowed great adjustment when fitting back together. I considered the whole thing a wash and did not expect it to really work. The route you chose was also a good option for those with sheet metal and welding skill. When i revisted this thread i was hoping to see a few attempts posted and pics too...So, for anyone wanting to know how to do this mod, please read the thread carefully and i'll try to go further in depth with any ?'s

The_Wraith · 03-15-2009, 09:01 PM

What about the unfiltered/open air/water going down the carb? is there a screen for this?

RICHRAD · 03-15-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Wraith

What about the unfiltered/open air/water going down the carb? is there a screen for this?

I've often wondered about being out in a heavy downpour. Besides the shaker having it's own drain, it appears that water would track down the original air cleaner duct and out the exhaust manifold stove pipe before it could get over the air cleaner base dome. Also the K&N can handle water. At the same time I guess there would be a little water injection going on from the mist. I do remember the first season i run this set and occasionally picking debris out from the air cleaner. A grid or screen would do some good in the suction of airborne trash. Have tossed that idea around before too..

strc09 · 03-21-2009, 10:02 AM

I know this is an old thread, but I have to say that the work done to make it sit right and look "stock" was really awesome. A little creativity and skill goes along way. I'm good on the creativity side, but lacking some on the skill side to do a mod like this. Judging by some of the posts made here one could probably make soem money on the side if they were able to mass produce some of the required parts for the conversion. I'd definatley like to see more pictures of the finished product. Very cool work all the way around.

joker0907 · 03-25-2009, 01:13 PM

i have always wanted to do a shaker hood on my camaro its a 91 camaro rs with 305 for now soon to be swapped but how much more work do you think it would be to do to a camaro???? and its also tbi too so would it work corectly?

83TransAmRECARO · 03-25-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by strc09

I know this is an old thread, but I have to say that the work done to make it sit right and look "stock" was really awesome. A little creativity and skill goes along way. I'm good on the creativity side, but lacking some on the skill side to do a mod like this. Judging by some of the posts made here one could probably make soem money on the side if they were able to mass produce some of the required parts for the conversion. I'd definatley like to see more pictures of the finished product. Very cool work all the way around.

Stephen · 03-25-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by joker0907

i have always wanted to do a shaker hood on my camaro its a 91 camaro rs with 305 for now soon to be swapped but how much more work do you think it would be to do to a camaro???? and its also tbi too so would it work corectly?

Shaker on a Camaro?

NO!

strc09 · 03-29-2009, 12:29 PM

I know they don't belong, but why not? I've seen them on Monte SSs and they look pretty sweet.