Factory cold air intake??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

12secondnova · 07-01-2016, 09:53 PM

So I usually just pass this truck by in the junkyard because its picked pretty clean. But I decided to check it out today and it has this weird thing bolted to the firewall. It looks almost like the intake setup 68 z28 camaros use... Glovebox door is gone soooo. Just wondering if anyone knows what this could be?

12secondnova · 07-01-2016, 09:59 PM

The truck is a 68 c10 longbed btw heres more pics

tommys72 · 07-01-2016, 10:15 PM

What's the tray underneath it too? And whats above the horn? Has some good patina on it too

12secondnova · 07-01-2016, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tommys72

What's the tray underneath it too? And whats above the horn? Has some good patina on it too

The red thing was another cars glovebox door i think. I threw it out into the car next to it. I dont know what is above the horn either. I got a pic of it just in case it had something to do with the fire wall thingy

**Grumpy old man** · 07-01-2016, 11:12 PM

It's a snorkel kit found only on the super rare long bed submersible C-10 L6 ! Used by the CIA on recognizance during the Cuban missile crisis ! All those trucks were shipped to Northern California to monitor Mendicino county growers in the middle 70's Wow super rare ! Wanna buy a bridge ?

**leddzepp** · 07-01-2016, 11:17 PM

Looks bubbafied to me.

12secondnova · 07-01-2016, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

It's a snorkel kit found only on the super rare long bed submersible C-10 L6 ! Used by the CIA on recognizance during the Cuban missile crisis ! All those trucks were shipped to Northern California to monitor Mendicino county growers in the middle 70's Wow super rare ! Wanna buy a bridge ?

Thats what I figured I just wanted to be sure!! Barrett-jackson here I come!

**Grumpy old man** · 07-01-2016, 11:30 PM

She'll bring a premium price with that option .

firedemon · 07-01-2016, 11:31 PM

double grove waterpump pully . powersteering truck?

**Grumpy old man** · 07-01-2016, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by firedemon

double grove waterpump pully . powersteering truck?

Yeah , I'd like to have that . I see a ton of good parts left on that truck .

69chevytrucker · 07-01-2016, 11:49 PM

here is one on a 66 chev so i think it is real
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it is most likely a fresh air vent

69chevytrucker · 07-01-2016, 11:52 PM

here is another
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**Grumpy old man** · 07-02-2016, 12:00 AM

Well being all 3 are different locations and different sizes over a few year period screams NOT !

69chevytrucker · 07-02-2016, 12:28 AM

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=404930
found this old post about ram air idea

69chevytrucker · 07-02-2016, 12:38 AM

it was a option
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air filter

drewbert41 · 07-02-2016, 01:05 AM

Ha-ha picked clean? That thing has an engine!

dazza · 07-02-2016, 02:08 AM

Above the horn looks to be an Aux. Battery tray.

**Grumpy old man** · 07-02-2016, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 69chevytrucker

it was a option
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air filter

Look at that , I've never seen that before, Canadian option ? Or still the super secret CIA modified dealer installed version ?

The Chainsaw · 07-02-2016, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

All those trucks were shipped to Northern California to monitor Mendicino county growers in the middle 70's

Well fat lot of good they did

**special-K** · 07-03-2016, 07:26 AM

All that "growing" kicked off in Humboldt Co. in the mid-70s. It went big time and spread to surrounding counties by around 1980. I read that in a travel brochure

Looks to be a fresh air intake accessory (possible option) offered on the 60-66s for the driver side. All I see are that one style truck and those couple pictures show the factory heater/heater intake area on the cowl on the passenger side. Looks like some one installed one on this '68 Chevy. And yeah, a whole lotta parts just in the one picture. How was that fender?

That tray where you'd think an auxiliary battery would be is shaped funny and too small for a proper size battery, I think. Looks like whatever it was for laid across/mounted to those two slots

GASoline71 · 07-03-2016, 09:59 AM

Could have been a "field truck" and that was a fresh air intake option to help keep as much dust and dirt out of the air cleaner by drawing it in from the cab.

Since none of these trucks ever really had any "performance" options on them, I'd dare to say the idea behind it wasn't for cooler air for more poop...

Gary

stomper · 07-07-2016, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 69chevytrucker

it was a option
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air filter

Holy Sh*t I'd never seen that before. Legit option!

**Jason Banks** · 07-07-2016, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

Yeah , I'd like to have that . I see a ton of good parts left on that truck .

Triple groove balancer or add on Pulley. You need to snag that.

Big Kev-O · 07-08-2016, 12:27 PM

I believe this was a Nascar inspired option. Lots of old Nascar air cleaner intakes took in cool air from the high pressure created at the cowl. I would love to run that thing on my truck.

**Grumpy old man** · 07-08-2016, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 12secondnova

The truck is a 68 c10 longbed btw heres more pics

Ok , now I have to have it ! Can you pull it off and ship it to me ? $$ ?

07-01-2016, 09:53 PM	#1
12secondnova Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: norcal Posts: 673	Factory cold air intake??? So I usually just pass this truck by in the junkyard because its picked pretty clean. But I decided to check it out today and it has this weird thing bolted to the firewall. It looks almost like the intake setup 68 z28 camaros use... Glovebox door is gone soooo. Just wondering if anyone knows what this could be?

07-01-2016, 09:59 PM	#2
12secondnova Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: norcal Posts: 673	Re: Factory cold air intake??? The truck is a 68 c10 longbed btw heres more pics

07-01-2016, 10:15 PM	#3
tommys72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: springfield mo Posts: 3,075	Re: Factory cold air intake??? What's the tray underneath it too? And whats above the horn? Has some good patina on it too __________________ United States Marine Corps 2000-2011 Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Just living life now and enjoying it and my wife, daughter and son

07-01-2016, 11:12 PM	#5
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Factory cold air intake??? It's a snorkel kit found only on the super rare long bed submersible C-10 L6 ! Used by the CIA on recognizance during the Cuban missile crisis ! All those trucks were shipped to Northern California to monitor Mendicino county growers in the middle 70's Wow super rare ! Wanna buy a bridge ? __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop Last edited by Grumpy old man; 07-01-2016 at 11:18 PM.

07-01-2016, 11:17 PM	#6
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,031	Re: Factory cold air intake??? Looks bubbafied to me. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

07-01-2016, 11:30 PM	#8
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Factory cold air intake??? She'll bring a premium price with that option . __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop

07-01-2016, 11:31 PM	#9
firedemon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: @ Posts: 890	Re: Factory cold air intake??? double grove waterpump pully . powersteering truck?

07-01-2016, 11:49 PM	#11
69chevytrucker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 1,248	Re: Factory cold air intake??? here is one on a 66 chev so i think it is real it is most likely a fresh air vent

07-01-2016, 11:52 PM	#12
69chevytrucker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 1,248	Re: Factory cold air intake??? here is another

07-02-2016, 12:00 AM	#13
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Factory cold air intake??? Well being all 3 are different locations and different sizes over a few year period screams NOT ! __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop

07-02-2016, 12:28 AM	#14
69chevytrucker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 1,248	Re: Factory cold air intake??? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=404930 found this old post about ram air idea

07-02-2016, 12:38 AM	#15
69chevytrucker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 1,248	Re: Factory cold air intake??? it was a option air filter

07-02-2016, 01:05 AM	#16
drewbert41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 491	Re: Factory cold air intake??? Ha-ha picked clean? That thing has an engine!

07-02-2016, 02:08 AM	#17
dazza Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: California Posts: 971	Re: Factory cold air intake??? Above the horn looks to be an Aux. Battery tray. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- I'm not crazy, I'm chosen, there's a difference. ---------------------------- '72 K10 SWB, 350, sm465/np205 ---- ----

07-03-2016, 07:26 AM	#20
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Factory cold air intake??? All that "growing" kicked off in Humboldt Co. in the mid-70s. It went big time and spread to surrounding counties by around 1980. I read that in a travel brochure Looks to be a fresh air intake accessory (possible option) offered on the 60-66s for the driver side. All I see are that one style truck and those couple pictures show the factory heater/heater intake area on the cowl on the passenger side. Looks like some one installed one on this '68 Chevy. And yeah, a whole lotta parts just in the one picture. How was that fender? That tray where you'd think an auxiliary battery would be is shaped funny and too small for a proper size battery, I think. Looks like whatever it was for laid across/mounted to those two slots __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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07-08-2016, 12:27 PM	#24
Big Kev-O Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Simi, CA Posts: 495	Re: Factory cold air intake??? I believe this was a Nascar inspired option. Lots of old Nascar air cleaner intakes took in cool air from the high pressure created at the cowl. I would love to run that thing on my truck. __________________ Made in America by Americans

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