Gettin Crazy with an inspection lid
One of the bigger problems with S30Z is Aerodynamics
This includes the area under the hood
Basically Air gets trapped in the engine bay
The explanations get real technical. Just trust me
That Air gets real hot, given its proximity to the engine creating a ton of problems
This is why Nissan came out with an optional hood "scoop" for S30s
And hood vents for the 78 S30s
Not wanting to cut a giant hole in the beautiful line of the Z hood
I decided upon butchering the inspection lid to get the air to travel a bit easier out of the engine bay
Step 1: Draw up a plan
Step 2: Cut that sh!t
Step 3: Drink High Life
Step 4:Start to Fab
Step 5: Make Corner Templates
Step 6: Cut Corners
Step 7: Weld it all together
Step 8: Done with Fabrication
Next will be body work and paint!
Awesome! As usual, impeccable taste in beer and killer mod! Have these been done before?
ReplyDeleteI can foresee a market emerging.
Looks neat though I think it could benefit from louvers to keep rain+debris out.
ReplyDeleteThere was some similar fiberglass stuff floating around Japan, but I don't see them anymore.
ReplyDeleteI would love to produce copies of these in Fiberglass or Carbon Fiber, but I don't have the experience or the connections :(
Step 3 was funny, again, love the writing style. Brutal honesty. Want to see it mounted to the S30, sick work.
ReplyDelete-Uche