SFR Vented Nose Panel
03-17-2004, 08:41 PM
#31
Sure do....
Before
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03-17-2004, 08:42 PM
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note the black backing in that first picture, it is tack welded and has to be removed
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03-17-2004, 08:43 PM
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This is what the inside of the panel looks like with the bracket removed
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03-17-2004, 08:43 PM
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Here is the finished panel
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03-17-2004, 08:43 PM
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03-17-2004, 08:46 PM
#36
Last one. One thing to note about doing this, if you ever so much as tap something the panel is probably going to dent. Removing that bracket removes all support for the back of the panel. It also means it is not screwed in but in a few places. One other thing, buy the parts from SFR to add the duct work or make your own. It makes a world of difference to the look and a big difference to the effect of venting it in the first place. I happened to find a used setup really cheap.
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03-17-2004, 09:17 PM
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They asked for pics, I am going to guess you were trying to be funny. Something noting that would have been a nice gesture.
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03-17-2004, 09:38 PM
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Its the length of the thing... plus it will get kick around like a soccer ball... I cant see the end bits surviving. Either way, it is as better strategy to modify my existing panel. If I screw that up, then get another (probaby fibreglass...
03-17-2004, 11:27 PM
#41
Cyrus, Anderson had stopped doing it as well as SFR.
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03-18-2004, 01:00 AM
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Kevin asked me how we did it, so here goes:
First we taped up the area we wanted to work on. Just regular masking tape. On the tape we traced out the pattern. We just used a hose clamp as a form for the ends, and a ruler for a straight edge. By doing that it gave me a pattern to follow with the dremel bit. I used a cutting wheel to rough out the holes, then switched to a carbide spiral bit to de-burr and smooth out the contours. Cutting the straight lines with the wheel is a snap. The difficulty is the curves. It's best to take your time and not over-cut. Matt will tell you though once I started, I didn't shut off the dremel until the holes were done and I was ready to deburr.
I wanted space to flip the panel around as needed, so I did all the cutting sitting in the grass with the panel in my lap.
The one thing I would do differently next time is I lacked a file. Had I had a couple of good files with me, I could have really put the finishing touch on the edges. Matt was gracious enough to accept the job I did, but I would have preferred to hand file it myself. I think he ended up paying the body shop to do that.
The job's not complete without removing the inner support piece, and you'll have to do something about ducting.
First we taped up the area we wanted to work on. Just regular masking tape. On the tape we traced out the pattern. We just used a hose clamp as a form for the ends, and a ruler for a straight edge. By doing that it gave me a pattern to follow with the dremel bit. I used a cutting wheel to rough out the holes, then switched to a carbide spiral bit to de-burr and smooth out the contours. Cutting the straight lines with the wheel is a snap. The difficulty is the curves. It's best to take your time and not over-cut. Matt will tell you though once I started, I didn't shut off the dremel until the holes were done and I was ready to deburr.
I wanted space to flip the panel around as needed, so I did all the cutting sitting in the grass with the panel in my lap.
The one thing I would do differently next time is I lacked a file. Had I had a couple of good files with me, I could have really put the finishing touch on the edges. Matt was gracious enough to accept the job I did, but I would have preferred to hand file it myself. I think he ended up paying the body shop to do that.
The job's not complete without removing the inner support piece, and you'll have to do something about ducting.
03-18-2004, 10:34 AM
#44
One of the problems we ran into (and why I was okay without filing) is that my panel had been damaged and filled, the body filler was right on the edge of the right nostril. Knowing that area was going to have to be cleaned up and filled again I wasnt concerned about the overall look when it went to the body shop.
It came out terrific and Brian did a great job on the cutting, had it not been for the filler the job would have been very easy. The body shop was impressed with the cuts and how straight is all was.
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It came out terrific and Brian did a great job on the cutting, had it not been for the filler the job would have been very easy. The body shop was impressed with the cuts and how straight is all was.
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