I finally took the old spare air filter I had lying around and adapted it to a paper filter.
I cut out the inner wall of the bottom piece.
I cut off the filter element of the inner piece. (man that was some ugly filter element)
I sandblasted the insides.
I welded up the inner seam.
Painted it black.
I then bought a 2" x 8" (CarQuest Part # 88094) round air filter and installed it.
It appears to work great and even sounds a little meaner than the old one.
Between the better air flow, meaner sound and the loss of about 2 lbs of steel I figure I got about 25 more HP out of my car.

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Inside

Filter installed.

New and Improved.

Looks just like the old one.
And after being one of the first members on this board I just hit my 1000th post.
Thanks all.

Doug,

Please see my recent post re: "Oil, foam, paper and cotton."

Liked your pictures.

"I figure I got about 25 more HP out of my car."