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...
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...
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.
I'll be hitting all my electrical connections with di-electric to prevent any problems with rain but if that doesn't work I'll add some drip pans under each side... We'll see what happens after a couple of trips in the rain...
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