Air Filter, This doesn't quite look correct to me Options

[lsintampa]

1975 2.0

Air filter has this funky looking cardboard piece blocking some hole (see photo).

IDK, it just doesn't look right. I'm assuming it has something to do with polution control or something that some PO may have plugged?

What is supposed to attach where those two screws are? Surely not a piece of cardboard or it just would be sealed up.

As well, my bracket for the air filter is broken - or so it appears. I've tried to source the part, but it looks to me like there were many options for air filter setups depending on year and engine size, carb or FI, etc. So I'm not having much luck figuring it out. Seems that the bracket attaches to the intake tubes on the left side with a sort of clamp. One end rests on the forward engine tin, the other end of the bracket (towards the rear of the engine) is broken off.I think I have enough bracket to make it work.

There doesn't seem to be anything though that holds the large filter body onto the air throttle. It just sits there sort of?

The rubber part on the throttle assm, just seats into the bottom of the air filter. It can easily be pulled off. The clamp holds that rubber part on the throttle body, but I think a good bump in the road would easily dislodge the air filter body from that rubber part.

Is that rubber piece supposed to be attached (glued) to the filter body neck???

Thanks,

Len