Well, the Prize Patrol kept driving right past my house today.
The repro Chevy open-element base did not work out. I liked it a lot but it interfered with too many things - the throttle bracket, a vacuum line, and my ignition coil were all "in its space". It had a nice slot that keyed the base to the QJ but this locked the vent tube in an awkward spot to route the breather hose.... so I'm sending it back.
I did order a molded/channeled rubber gasket I was going to use with the Chevy base but it also fits the Moroso base I still have. I'm hoping it adds enough height to eliminate the interference with the QJ pump lever that was one motivation for making a change. I'll know tomorrow...
https://www.moroso.com/air-cleaner-b...hanneled97331/
Mike