You need to drive faster if water is getting in. 
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You need to drive faster if water is getting in.
Haha. Mostly a concern when the truck is parked. Which is most of its days.
You just figured out your fail.
Changed my mind again, and added two more windows. The panels were only being half used before. Seemed like a waste of louvers.
Much better. You just added 20% more horse power to the rig.
I’ll take every bit I can get.
Measure, drill, repeat. 212 times.
Polished stainless button head allen bolts.
For sure. I'd almost throw some clear on the panels because the raw metal on the painted hood has a racy look to it. Or satin black so you don't get blinded by the reflection in the sun.
I put 380 of those bolts in my parents 34 chevy when I built it. Polished every one of them myself.
Sanded the white hood so I could repaint it white. Because that’s the logical thing to do.
Semi gloss black for the win
Looking mighty fine with all that heat extraction. More is more.
David
David
Thanks man! 3-hour road trip tomorrow will put it to the test.
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The Florida sun is my baking oven. These panels get mounted to the hood in an hour.
The Florida sun is my baking oven. These panels get mounted to the hood in an hour.
The panels are on and the hood is back in its home. The hardware of choice was black oxide hex head self tapping sheet metal screws, with a bead of rtv beneath the panels
This is far from a perfect job and in a few ways I’m disappointed with the results.
- The semi gloss black turned out to be more of a gloss black. I can live with this.
- Pre drilling all the holes into the hood was a mistake. Pre drilling SOME of them may have been necessary for alignment purposes, but not all. Pre-drilling all of them resulted in the created “envelope” being slightly smaller than that of the panels themselves, which resulted in a somewhat too tight fitment and a bit of warpage. I was able to adjust as best I can to minimize warpage as much as possible, but it’s still far from the outcome I had hoped for.
I don’t know that there’s much I can do about it other than to start over from scratch, which is not an option. Certainly not for what some might call minor imperfections.
Overall, I’m glad it’s done, and it doesn’t look bad. In fact, it fits the bill as a “20ft looker” just like the rest of the truck, so I’ll take that as a win. Ultimately, as long as it functions as it should, that’s all that matters at the end of the day.
Looking forward to seeing the results on the road tomorrow.
Andy
This is far from a perfect job and in a few ways I’m disappointed with the results.
- The semi gloss black turned out to be more of a gloss black. I can live with this.
- Pre drilling all the holes into the hood was a mistake. Pre drilling SOME of them may have been necessary for alignment purposes, but not all. Pre-drilling all of them resulted in the created “envelope” being slightly smaller than that of the panels themselves, which resulted in a somewhat too tight fitment and a bit of warpage. I was able to adjust as best I can to minimize warpage as much as possible, but it’s still far from the outcome I had hoped for.
I don’t know that there’s much I can do about it other than to start over from scratch, which is not an option. Certainly not for what some might call minor imperfections.
Overall, I’m glad it’s done, and it doesn’t look bad. In fact, it fits the bill as a “20ft looker” just like the rest of the truck, so I’ll take that as a win. Ultimately, as long as it functions as it should, that’s all that matters at the end of the day.
Looking forward to seeing the results on the road tomorrow.
Andy
Anyone recognize this air filter box?
A well-made part doesn’t have to be disposed of just because it gets replaced. When @AgDieseler designed a new intake box for his 6.2 burb, he sent his original kit my way, along with his beefy filter.
His entire kit will be put to use as originally designed next month, but for now I needed to get my filter out from under the louvers and shielded from rain water.
David’s air box bolted right in, and then I needed to figure out how to route my filter from the intake tube up above, around the AC lines, and into the box.
If anyone remembers, my very first version of an intake post-factory intake utilized this 4” flexible hose, filter, and 3”-4” adapter. It all fit together quite nicely. While the flex hose isn’t my favorite, it’ll get the job done until next month and zip ties can keep the filter in place until that time.
His entire kit will be put to use as originally designed next month, but for now I needed to get my filter out from under the louvers and shielded from rain water.
David’s air box bolted right in, and then I needed to figure out how to route my filter from the intake tube up above, around the AC lines, and into the box.
If anyone remembers, my very first version of an intake post-factory intake utilized this 4” flexible hose, filter, and 3”-4” adapter. It all fit together quite nicely. While the flex hose isn’t my favorite, it’ll get the job done until next month and zip ties can keep the filter in place until that time.
Looking real good man. Glad the housing is getting a second life and working for you.
David
David
