Jughead

I should have mentioned - it’s a stock air filter housing.

i can’t believe I’m asking this, but how do you remove the air cleaner housing on a ‘72 240Z?! The front wingnut is too long to fully extract - it hits the front strut mount area on the driver-side inner fender. Without extracting both Wingnuts, I can’t remove the housing. There’s gotta be something I’m not seeing. Can someone help a Z brother out?

Thanks! And thanks much for the feedback - even if it wasn’t what I expected or wanted to hear. Here’s what started his whole this: I cant get the original air filter off with out the front wing nut getting blocked by the inner fender. If I can figure this out, then based on what I’m reading her I’ll stick with the original. Thanks again! JH

Re: Desmogging a 240z: I’ve studied this carefully and consulted (real) experts for confirmation, and here’s what I’m going to do to my stock ‘72 240z: Replace stock air filter with K&Ns, Remove Air pump and connected hoses, remove check valve on air galley (on exhaust manifold) and plug with threaded hex bolt, remove anti-backfire valve (aka flame trap), cap connection to balance tube downstream from AB valve, plug vacuum leading from AB valve to balance tube, Connect orphaned vacuum tube coming from flow guide valve to the closest carburator-to-air filter vacuum line using T connector. Remove crankcase cover hose that went to stock air filter and replace with K&N valve cover air filter. Whew! Ive decided to retain the hose from crankcase to the balance tube/PCV valve. Let me know your thoughts - very open to further coaching! I’ll post further if everything does NOT go well. Otherwise, assume this works! Jughead