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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleMeanPurpleMachine
Made a cowl intake out of some PVC pipe, the stainless pipe from my e-bay cai and a K&N filter. It's pretty loud when accelerating but I kinda like it.
I like the way you did that man. Does that metal section do any better with deflecting heat?
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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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I took the hood vent idea and went a little further and wired up a puller fan. You can almost roast a marshmallow on the air that thing is moving while crawlin'.

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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleMeanPurpleMachine
Made a cowl intake out of some PVC pipe, the stainless pipe from my e-bay cai and a K&N filter. It's pretty loud when accelerating but I kinda like it.

Good idea, but aren't the outside elements going to clog that up fairly quick?
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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jmu427
I took the hood vent idea and went a little further and wired up a puller fan. You can almost roast a marshmallow on the air that thing is moving while crawlin'.
That's beautiful. Where did u get that fan from?
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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
That's beautiful. Where did u get that fan from?
Thanks. It's just an inexpensive ebay fan. I actually picked up three at the same time for like $30 shipped. I used 2 to replace the mechanical fan and had this one left over so this is what I came up with.
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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by jmu427

Thanks. It's just an inexpensive ebay fan. I actually picked up three at the same time for like $30 shipped. I used 2 to replace the mechanical fan and had this one left over so this is what I came up with.
Genius.
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by jmu427
I took the hood vent idea and went a little further and wired up a puller fan. You can almost roast a marshmallow on the air that thing is moving while crawlin'.

BRILLIANT!!!!!

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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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are you going to fab up some kind of removable cowl for it?? for those inclement days?
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 11:40 AM
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I thought about it. I originally just put a bucket over it while it was being stored but it has been sitting open like that outside for about 8 months and I haven't had any issues yet. It is strictly a trail rig so I am not too worried about it.
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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I have permanent power cables installed for my winch at the front and rear of my Jeep (receiver winch setup). I wanted it fused and switched for safety reasons and this is what I came up with. Also included a fuse block for my external accessories.

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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 12:51 PM
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I also made my front skid compatible with my front hitch.

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And built a slide out winch stowage mount in the back.

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And cargo box.
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 10:31 PM
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Great mods dude... do you have a link where you got that fuse block and the hardware for the sliding winch tray?
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Great mods dude... do you have a link where you got that fuse block and the hardware for the sliding winch tray?
I talk about them in more detail in my build thread.
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 01:04 AM
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Cool - checking it out now.
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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Cool storage

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