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My hood vents! I'm not done yet, still have to paint the hood, add the trim & the aluminum grill pieces.
I initially was going to go for the round ones someone else on here used but no Lowes or Home Depot near me had them (I was told they were discontinued). I wanted something functional & different so was going to do stars but after laying the templates out didn't like them. My husband suggested XJ & I loved it!
The photos on my FB (Its a public Album) are pretty explanatory. If Its not working I can load them on here after I resize them.
I think for my first mod/fab, first time EVER using a jigsaw & first time not having someone be there to make sure I don't flub up I've done pretty good. I'm proud of it anyways. :-)
That's awesome. My wife tried to get me to do that. She wanted Jeep and I wanted Xj. So I decided straight since we couldn't get alone. LOL.Originally Posted by TheGreatEscape
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=12ff6ac587My hood vents! I'm not done yet, still have to paint the hood, add the trim & the aluminum grill pieces.
I initially was going to go for the round ones someone else on here used but no Lowes or Home Depot near me had them (I was told they were discontinued). I wanted something functional & different so was going to do stars but after laying the templates out didn't like them. My husband suggested XJ & I loved it!
The photos on my FB (Its a public Album) are pretty explanatory. If Its not working I can load them on here after I resize them.
I think for my first mod/fab, first time EVER using a jigsaw & first time not having someone be there to make sure I don't flub up I've done pretty good. I'm proud of it anyways. :-)
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My husband first suggested Jeep but with all the Jeep emblems already on it..... Plus many times when I refer to her and "my XJ" no one knows what the hell I'm talking about.
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http://rodlouvers.com/Pair-of-Angled...-P1896089.aspx
Finally got these installed this morning - moving bumped this project way down on the list. We'll see how much of a difference they make next time I get the XJ out.Originally Posted by DanB98TJ
Got these a few days ago, but haven't had time to install them yet. Should work out well and they are high quality pieces.http://rodlouvers.com/Pair-of-Angled...-P1896089.aspx
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Looks amazing! Great write up!
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To start here are pictures of the materials I purchased for the vent. Grill-O-Sheets for the mesh
and door edge molding from any local autopart store.
In this picture it will show the cut-out locations... I did try to make the center line and the top line run parallel to the center line and in the upper edge of the hood as well...
After I laid out my masking tape I measured and drew out my two triangles... then I measured 1 1/2 from the top outer points and drew a line down and measured 3" up from the bottom points and drew a straight line out... I basically just cut the points off...
then I took my Roto-zip with metal cut-off wheel attachment and went to work cutting out the shapes... the hacksaw in the picture was to cut the corners to prevent cutting too far with the cut-off tool...
after grinding down the edges and priming the bare metal I put the door edge molding on... then from under the hood I put the mesh material up against the hood and cut it down a little... After scuffing, priming and painting the mesh I secured them to the hood with black silicone and masking tape to hold them up overnight.
The next morning I pulled off the tape and there was my finished homemade hood vents...
it was pretty easy, just a little scary making the first cut but overall it can be done in just a few hours... Obviously you can also come up with your own shapes and designs... and if it concerns you, drip pans should be a piece of cake to make if you got this far... Hope this helps....
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Never did a write up before so if there are still questions after just hit me up... To start here are pictures of the materials I purchased for the vent. Grill-O-Sheets for the mesh
and door edge molding from any local autopart store.
In this picture it will show the cut-out locations... I did try to make the center line and the top line run parallel to the center line and in the upper edge of the hood as well...
After I laid out my masking tape I measured and drew out my two triangles... then I measured 1 1/2 from the top outer points and drew a line down and measured 3" up from the bottom points and drew a straight line out... I basically just cut the points off...
then I took my Roto-zip with metal cut-off wheel attachment and went to work cutting out the shapes... the hacksaw in the picture was to cut the corners to prevent cutting too far with the cut-off tool... after grinding down the edges and priming the bare metal I put the door edge molding on... then from under the hood I put the mesh material up against the hood and cut it down a little... After scuffing, priming and painting the mesh I secured them to the hood with black silicone and masking tape to hold them up overnight.
The next morning I pulled off the tape and there was my finished homemade hood vents...
it was pretty easy, just a little scary making the first cut but overall it can be done in just a few hours... Obviously you can also come up with your own shapes and designs... and if it concerns you, drip pans should be a piece of cake to make if you got this far... Hope this helps....
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Great job man. Seriously looks BA like it should have came from the factory that way. Think I'll be doing that to mine now. Thanks for the inspiration!!!Originally Posted by MrJCRod
Had some free time yesterday so I was able to install some vents in my hood to help drop the underhood temps a little... Let me know what you guys think...
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Picked these up from a local guy. It came as one big triangle with another row of louvers but I removed the center row to make 2 pieces.
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Now I'm torn, I have 2 hoods right now, and was planning on making my own cowl hood, but I'm liking the look of a lot of these vents. Maybe a combination...
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More pictures?
