[Lifetime Goat]

I have 1971 HO setup with pan under hood and correct air cleaner. What is the proper way to attach the rubber boots from the air pan to the air cleaner?

[kk68]

The boots attach to the ram air pan on the underside of the hood.

[Lifetime Goat]

So do they just slide into the pan opening or is there a trick to getting them to stay in place?

[rolling money pits]

The boot ID is larger than the OD of the air cleaner assembly holes, they simply accordion down when hood is closed.

[rolling money pits]

I misread your post. I believe there’s a lip/recess on one end of the boot that holds/locates it to the upper pan, from there it gets screwed into place with 3 small self tapping screws. At least that’s what I’ve seen on cars in the past.

[Lifetime Goat]

Okay I will check for screw holes as that is the part I did not notice.

[Sport71]

LG - as RMP mentioned, the boot diameter is larger than the pan opening. There's a lip on the boot that fits in the pan hole. Mine doesn't have any screw holes so they can spin around if you move them, although I thought I saw some in the past that were staked down with screws (Firebirds perhaps?).

[unruhjonny]

the firebirds didn’t use a hood pan, rather they used formed retainers which the boot attached to (much like as described above), and those were affixed to the hood;
The retainers were attached to the hood with three 5/16”(?) bolt head coarse thread screws.