How To: Make your own fresh air headlight cover!
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bad *** thread now i wonder if i could only do the same to my hood so i don't have to go out and buy a turbo hood?????? either way love the thread and the diy. thanks
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Every day I browse for aftermarket parts I wish I could make my own. Fiberglass fabrication, welding and painting skills would change my life lol. I'm very impressed with your effort but if you want more function-over-form check out the design of the ram-air intake from AUTO EXE. Corksport has it and some good pictures for reference.
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Looking good Digi7ech thats exactly how i started by drawing the outline of the hole in the headlight frame. To answer a couple of questions.. believe it or not i used super glue to fix the vent in place and a cold air box is also on the way. I got the ricer vent from a local performance car shop, it was inended for use as a bonnet vent on a vauxhall astra - lol. This is not my attempt at a true cold air setup, like i said i just thought it would be a good project to do. i cant remember the name of the guy who did this but he cut a hole out of the chassis and removed the washer bottle in order to run a tube for cold air, this is what i plan on doing next. The way i see it the headlight vent can only help get cold air to that area of the engine bay. The hole in the the vent is indeed very small - this is how it was when i bought it, before painting i will be making it as large as possible. I did think about putting it in the bonnet directly above the intake but didnt have the ***** to hack it up as this was my first attempt at any sort of bodywork. Black91n/a - any luck with your pics yet, i would like to see how the raised scoop looks.
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Also... i havn't painted it yet but can get a hold of the right colour, i know its going to be very difficult to get it to match 14 year old paint though. I will post the dimensions of the inlet once i have measured it, both before its been cut and after.
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Originally posted by Digi7ech
I plan to make some heat extractor vents on the rear sides like the Amemiya FC2000 hood.
I plan to make some heat extractor vents on the rear sides like the Amemiya FC2000 hood.
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some comments on the air diagram that seems to be floating about..
first of all thats allowing a stock rx7 at high speeds.
it is very easy to direct air into the hood through a headlight given proper dynamics
second, at speed, air will probably be forced into the hood, that diagram seems very very accentuated. however, at slower speeds, air forces arent as excessive, making a cold air concept very feasible, which is when you need the cold air the most, right after idling at a light.
so i think im gonna go for it.
first of all thats allowing a stock rx7 at high speeds.
it is very easy to direct air into the hood through a headlight given proper dynamics
second, at speed, air will probably be forced into the hood, that diagram seems very very accentuated. however, at slower speeds, air forces arent as excessive, making a cold air concept very feasible, which is when you need the cold air the most, right after idling at a light.
so i think im gonna go for it.
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