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OK, a few beers tonight but:

Day 1 I will change chains, w the old lock system to ruin my hands.
Day 2 & 3 I will have to fit the 907 airbox to ie.....

So, how do you fit the x*x*x airbox?
Any tricks?

be prepared for patience...

I found it easiest to do this:
install the vertical cylinder sleeve tube to the air box - this one is the easiest one to fit to the throttle body. You can play around to make sure you get the air box square with this one...check that the air box bolts line up with the frame.
I'd suggest to mark the fit point with white paint or similar on the box and the tube.

the horizontal cylinder one is a pain...
you might need to do some trial and error fits with the vertical sleeve out for ease...
mark the "best fit" position
then;
fit the vertical cylinder sleeve to the air box properly so the flange is mated.
put the horizontal sleeve tube into the box but don't mate the flange - leave it loose...
push the vertical manifold on (easy) then fit the horizontal sleeve to the throttle body and screw up the clamps
check the alignment of the horizontal cylinder sleeve is close to the best fit position.
now the tricky bit:
with a BLUNT instrument feed the flange outer lip of the sleeve tube from the INSIDE of the air box GENTLY

that's about it

don't forget the cigarette butt in the vacuum line...lol

Hi Gert,

if you put the rubbersleeves in hot water for a time they got more flexible.
I'm hoping you have a heated garage (the hotter the better) and not wordking outside, because that will stiffen up the parts.


Ducbertus

now the tricky bit:
with a BLUNT instrument feed the flange outer lip of the sleeve tube from the INSIDE of the air box GENTLY

Will try from inside, thx Laddie!

Found some alignment marks on the rubbers & airbox that helps a little.

Took the cig butt out yesterday but thx f the thought!

Tried again tonight and a combination of Laddies procedure & ducbertus hot water softening will be succesful
next try, I think.....
Thx lads.

Hi Gert,

take few beer more!!
I never tried this, but maybe it works.

In old times when screen in cars where mounted in rubbers, mechanics pushed the rubber profile around the screen. and layed a thin cord in the groove on the outside. (this could be the groove in the rubber sleeve that goes into the box). Than they pressed the screen and the rubber against the carbody. now, when you pull the cord inside, it takes one side of the rubbergroove with it inside the carbody.
So, the idea is when you wrap a thin cord atleast 1 1/2 time in groove that falls in the box and put the loose ends inside the box. When you push the box against the sleeve and start to pull the cord, the upper side of the sleeve should go inside the sleeve.

But, once again. I never tried this at the box, but on cars its a common methode.

Ducbertus

But, once again. I never tried this at the box, but on cars its a common methode.

Remember that car glasses/body are stronger than airbox and rubber was softer!
mechanics also used to put some kind of grease onthe parts, to make the work easier!

W the help of violence & grease, I pushed the box down and onto throttle housing.
Not easy but doable.