headlight vacuum canister

Hey looking for some help. I am trying to get my headlights working and have everything I need except the vacuum canister. I found one at eckler's and a couple of other places, but they do not look like what came off the car. Those have brackets attached and the fittings in the can do not look correct. Any ideas? I will even put a used one on, I just want it to look like the one that came off.

Kenny,

It might help to post a pic of what you have it is something "different" than the normal. That way we can chip in and help you research for it....

                             Tux...

My 82 has the vacuum can mounted to the small diameter front bumper brace in the center of the nose of the car.  The brace has a metal band welded to it that surrounds the can to hold it in an almost vertical position.  The can has no brackets attached at all and is secured only by the band which encircles it.  The 3 vacuum ports are mounted in the center of the can in a cast aluminum fitting.  I believe there are two small and one larger port in the fitting.

Kenny,  If you have the old one and it just has some rusted out places on it and is leaking, a little work can restore it.  Fiberglass resin and a little fiberglass fabric, available at any auto parts store, can seal those leaks.  If it's done carefully and the can sprayed black after the repairs are complete, it will be difficult for anyone to see that its been repaired unless you are an NCRS person.  I found some ovbious leaks in my can and repaired them using fabric and resin, then put a very few drops of water into the can and then used compressed air on very low pressure to pressurize the can.  The small leaks were instantly visible around the seams as the water was sqirted out.  I used a permanent marker to mark the leaks then sealed them using only resin....it worked great.  The cans arent expensive but $40.00 saved is money I can spend on something that I'm sure will need fixing before long.  Guys, is this too close to a bubba repair to be passing along????

Not if it works.  I have a JB Weld patch on the bottom of my oil pan for 13 years now with no leaks.

80 thru 82 have the canisters.  Don't know about the 79's.

It is exactly like Crossfire82 described. I sealed holes in the side with JB weld and tested it with a vacuum pump, worked great. Put it on the car and put the vacuum to it and it sprung other leaks. Most notably, the bottom collapsed. It really is beyond repair now so I need to just replace it. I'll check corvell's site and see what the have. Thanks for the help.

Let us know what you find out there. I may have the same problem on my '82.