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My new lexan grill
A picture of the new grill I made for the rear deck. I kind of bar-b-qued the old one. Made this on a homemade cnc machine. I think it came out OK.
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02-04-2012, 06:57 PM
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That sure is pretty, have you tested the air flow?
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02-04-2012, 07:02 PM
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02-04-2012, 07:13 PM
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It's pretty. I think you are seriously restricting the airflow the the carbs and fan. I guess if it doesn't get hot and runs ok then it doesn't really matter.
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02-04-2012, 07:14 PM
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There is about 70 square inches of open grill not counting what goes around the outside. On most cars there is an evaporator stuck there also restricting flow. Will have to see how it works.
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02-04-2012, 07:23 PM
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Will you be producing these for sale? I'd like one with round holes, kinda like you see on the floorboards...
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02-04-2012, 09:11 PM
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02-04-2012, 09:16 PM
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Wow thats really creative,now You need something that lights up at night,makes a great viewing port.
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02-04-2012, 09:24 PM
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No, not mine. I Google'd "Porsche Drilled Floorboard" to get the example pic. |
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02-04-2012, 09:34 PM
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No plan to reproduce. If all you want is holes a jig saw and drill should do the job just fine.
As for the lights it would look kind of neat on a honda streat car but this one is an XP autocross car. The rear grill was not really made for pretty it just came out that way. I fried the original plastic grill in a engine fire last year. For the most part the only damage. I was going to smooth out and sand down the original grill but a piece broke out so I just decided to make this. I was going to paint it black but figured paint wouldn't stick well anyhow so just left it clear.
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02-05-2012, 06:26 AM
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02-05-2012, 07:22 AM
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I seriously doubt there will be a lack of air... nice job!
BTW...for laxan if you put a small radius on the cutter and use WD-40 liberally the finish will be clear as opposed to white chalky... for the slots, run down the middle then climb cut the slot edges for a nice finish - sharp sharp sharp tools work best in plastics as they create less heat and therefore less burning/melting.... in case that is of interest to you...
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02-05-2012, 08:31 AM
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what about flaring the vents to be more of scoops.
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I think you are seriously restricting airflow into the engine compartment. The fan that cools the engine pulls a very large amount of air through there!
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02-05-2012, 12:17 PM
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Yep, tried something like that once. The temp light went off all the time as well as my afr's went crazy. Something to be said for mesh and helping air flow not hindering it.
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even if it fails - cool and better than sitting on your a$$ watching football
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Very subtle. Haha.
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