Isobell, The RatRod Project

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  1. TheModFather

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    No big picture filled update, that however doesn't mean I am not working stuff out (in my head, on paper, and with the car)...

    The I/C diverter base needs welded before I can continue with that, so I have shifted to designing my custom intake box.

    It is going to be sealed except for the opening in the top for the NACA duct in the hood. :)

    Sourcing an appropriately sized velocity stack for the actual inlet hose was enough to make me a little more NUTS than I already am! I finally found a place that would spin the stack to my specs though so all is good. Only problem being, the company is in Australia! I went ahead and made my order though, and it should be here sooner or later...

    Outside of that its just measuring and making a blueprint of the box. But with no CAD software, I am about as far as I can go without cutting some aluminum for the framing, and some Lexan for the panels so I can measure for the internal pieces to hold a flat panel filter. Then I need to find an off the shelf drop in filter the right size to make it all work!

    If everything works as planned the filter would need to be roughly 6"X8", so if anybody has any ideas, feel free to let me know! ;)
     
  2. Dave.0

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    Hey dick, try using thin cardboard to make your template it's cheap and easy to cut.

    For your filter I am sure you can find something to fit from the list of filter from K&N.

    Keep up the progress cuz the Dragon is coming. :devil:
     
  3. TheModFather

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    I have though of cardboard, but with all the variances in how thick everything is going to be, it wont get me close enough to get solid measurements. ;)

    I was just on K&N's website looking for filters, no luck yet though. Might need to spend a Saturday at VatoZone with a tape measure! :(
     
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    Found a possible filter...

    K&N part number 33-2736... Its for a Ford Fiesta of all things! I guess it works out though, because if you cross reference a S/C belt for a 15% pulley it comes up for a 1.9L Ford Escort! :)
     
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    ^^^^ cool about the filter.

    And when I said cardboard I was talking fabricator cardboard not you empty Coors light case. :lol:
     
  6. TheModFather

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    I knew what you meant, I use the 1/4" foam board from Hobby Lobby all the time for prototyping parts. ;) I build stuff normally to +/- 1/16", but I cant guarantee the guy welding the aluminum frame can/will do the same... ;)
     
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    With all those Coors boxes he should be able to make different thicknesses
     
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    #568 TheModFather, Oct 17, 2014
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    No Coors boxes here... ;)

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    But you're gonna put Coors init, right!?
     
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    Intake box progress...

    Not cardboard! ;)

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    Lookin' lovely! ;D
     
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    Parts missing...

    Parts MISSING...

    Half the intake is MISSING!

    Whoever built this thing SUCKS at their job! :D



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    They cant even take pic's either! Nice hand shot Dum Dum!

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    I see an ALTA hose and 1/2 an intake....looks they included everything as usual. :lol:
     
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    Ha ha... Thats not even half an intake... Still missing the plates to mount the Ford air filter (using 1/8 aluminum plate), missing the filter, the lid, and the custom made velocity stack inlet... Plus the back and bottom panels of Lexan still need paint, and a couple mounting brackets also need designed and made...
    Then after a few HUNDRED rivets, it will be an intake!
     
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    It came! It finally came!

    The one piece that separates real performance intakes from the average crap half box and cone filter finally got here all the way from the land of Kangaroos!

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    Sweet looking velocity stack.
     
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    That is a nice stack but I got one of these and it added 25 Hp and 20 Mpg.

    :lol: :lol: :lol:


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    VatoZone's finest...
     
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    ^^^^ :lol:
     

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