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Old 12-12-02, 02:49 AM
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Intake ->Cold Air box?

I was gonna make a cold air box to go around my cone filter, does anybody have any tips on how to do this so i dont make it incredibly sloppy? maybe some pics of yours or anythign woudl help
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This what I have installed. I can take more pic of the setup if needed.




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A way to do it is to get a piece of cardboard and fold it to fit and cut so its in the shape of a box completely covering the area about the size of the one in the above pic, then you get a sheet of aluminum and trace out the marks and then cut and fold. Of course your gonna need something to cut it and a hammer to help crease or fold the aluminum but overall it should take about 15-30 minutes -Gabe
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Wow that loks really sweet, i wanna do that to my seven.
What headlightcover is that???
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Thanx for the help, thats a Nice *** heat shield, I never thoguht of that, tracing on the cardboard ill try it today, thanx

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CoolAl: what happens if it's raining heavy and water is sucked into your CAI thru the headlight vent thingy?
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Originally posted by Rotorific
...Of course your gonna need something to cut it...
What kinda tool should i use to cut the aluminum w/?
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you can use a regular sheet-metal scissor
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Thanx Kim~
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Originally posted by Kim
Wow that loks really sweet, i wanna do that to my seven.
What headlightcover is that???
it is a MariahMotorsports Headlight cover. Its made with the original Headlight cover.

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Originally posted by REFLUX
CoolAl: what happens if it's raining heavy and water is sucked into your CAI thru the headlight vent thingy?
I have thought about that. I have to check it out when I wash the car or it rains to see if the water hits the filter.
I will let you know when I find out.

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All must kneel in the presence of the Exhalted Air Box Master!

Ha! Just kidding...

Anyway, I've been at this Air Box thing for a long time and I've got good news. I've created something that will put the Air Box of your dreams under your hood! It's a package which includes the templates and a CD with the list of tools (including the BEST one for cutting the aluminum), a list of materials (including the BEST source for inexpensive aircraft aluminum), a set of build suggestions/guides and a set of photos to help describe it all.

So, for all my research development, laying out and copying the templates, typing out the lists and burning them to CD and taking photos and burning those to CD all I want is $5 to cover my costs and postage.

"Why is he doing this?", you may ask. Well, I just wanna help out my fellow Rotary brothers (and sisters) and I like knowing that my (actually, my brother's) design is out there making the Rotary community a better place!

I'll be glad to respond to emails from interested parties.
I want the package!

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You spend too much time on yer car! haha j/k I wish I could have that kinda time and resources
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Damn thats one nice *** box u got there, sick that u made it it looks hella expensive $
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Originally posted by Rx7Nub
You spend too much time on yer car! haha j/k I wish I could have that kinda time and resources
Ha! Yeah, it took a while to gather everything and it took all day to actually make it since I was basically starting from scratch. It works great, though, so it's all worth it.
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Originally posted by Kim
you can use a regular sheet-metal scissor
Actually, there is a MUCH better tool for that. It's called a "nibbler" and they can be found at Radio Shack. It's not quite as fast as scissors may be, but it's better in every other respect. Precise and clean, undistorted cuts. I talk about that quite a bit on my CD.
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That box looks awesome!!! I sent you an email with some questions that I have.
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Originally posted by Rotorific
A way to do it is to get a piece of cardboard and fold it to fit and cut so its in the shape of a box completely covering the area about the size of the one in the above pic, then you get a sheet of aluminum and trace out the marks and then cut and fold. Of course your gonna need something to cut it and a hammer to help crease or fold the aluminum but overall it should take about 15-30 minutes -Gabe
Wow! 15-30 minutes? I disagree. Knowing what I know, 15-30 minutes won't get you too far. There are a lot of factors involved and to make an air box that both functions and looks decent will require a couple of hours. Again, it took me all day and I'm not lacking in mechanical ability.
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Originally posted by attomica
Actually, there is a MUCH better tool for that. It's called a "nibbler" and they can be found at Radio Shack. It's not quite as fast as scissors may be, but it's better in every other respect. Precise and clean, undistorted cuts. I talk about that quite a bit on my CD.

Nibbler eh, ill head to RS now =P
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If it's not at a store (although, it should be), you can find it on the website and order it from there too.
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Originally posted by attomica
Actually, there is a MUCH better tool for that. It's called a "nibbler" and they can be found at Radio Shack. It's not quite as fast as scissors may be, but it's better in every other respect. Precise and clean, undistorted cuts. I talk about that quite a bit on my CD.
i went out and bought it, thiz is what it looks like for peeps who want to know...
sorry about the crappy quality, i couldnt reduce the quality as JPG cuz my comp crashed and my editing software is gone so i had to make it in GIF format
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Yep that's it. That thing is the **** for cutting aluminum. Just be ready for the amount of time it's gonna take to make the cuts. It's slow going, but worth it because you can make really clean, precise cuts.
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how much did that nibbler cost. i have tons of aluminum already and i was going to make a fan shroud to put an e-fan in.
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