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fiberglass will work. use epoxy over polyester resin due to polyesters lower heat range. then if your wanting to use aluminum. WHAT kind of aluminum are you wanting? t3 wont bend with your hands. t6 no way unless you weld or rivet. what thickness do you want. thin crappy scrap metal or something beefy that you can polish and make look nice. my opinion on this is .050 or .063 t3 or t6 i would rivet it too since that if done right can look pretty trick. ie steel cherry max or even certain jo.blolts. when ur done making your plans email me what youve got maybe i can make you one. im in the process of making a battery box outa aluminum with a plexi glass window on the top of it. dallasb84@yahoo.com
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Originally posted by dallasb84:
WHAT kind of aluminum are you wanting?
That was actually why I started this post. I wanted to hear comments on what materials would be best.
I really want to go with aluminium, but did not know what kind I should get or the best way to hold it all together.
Since starting this post - I still want to use alum, but still at odds over what kind to use. I will have to have three pieces, and the bottom is curved on one side, so I will have to be able to bend it by hand. At least to start the curve anyway. Ponding out the details of the curve would not be a problem.
So, with that in mind... Would still suggest .050 or .063 t6.
As for heat... I am going to apply a ceramic coating to the outside and possible just paint black with a high temp paint and clear coat it.
Phillip Jackson
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I can see how to do it, in one piece...
gimme a couple days, I have to go get my template..
Probably saturday I can get it..
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Originally posted by Eric Ford:
I can see how to do it, in one piece...
gimme a couple days, I have to go get my template..
Probably saturday I can get it..
Including the plate in the back, so that you can secure it? I mean, how? Without folding the material over in that spot.
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here you go, highly top secret...classified information its not to scale... but the design allows for a smooth one piece appearance from the top 
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Originally posted by Eric Ford:
here you go, highly top secret...classified information
its not to scale... but the design
allows for a smooth one piece appearance from the top
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! 
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I wanna build one now too :P anxiously awaiting to see what you use Phil. Let us all know what you use and the difficulty
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ill make one. i figure you get the rubber stuff for sealing doors and wrap it over the top to mat with the hood. t3 might bend. 0 would be easy as pie. we got a big box and pan break where i work. maybe i could find some scrap. will any one trade me one for a tranny mount i snapped? the one over the tranny connected to the left strut tower? no junk yards out here got em so i need to get hooked up. any takers? maybe i can talk to some one for a group buy. un fortunately i cant do it for you guys. but i can make one outa scrap.
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welcome
99 SE V6\5spd - 156 HP\157 TQ 15.166-90.84
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99 SVT # 1571 - 175 HP\153 TQ 14.999-91.88
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Originally posted by Eric Ford:
here you go, highly top secret...classified information
its not to scale... but the design
allows for a smooth one piece appearance from the top
Hey that is cool, but... well, not what I'm shooting for. That is pretty close, if not the same basic design as the Dtec shield.
See, if you notice the one I made of cardboard, I have the curve on the bottom and firewall side of the shield. The reason I put these on there was because it allows the sheild to match the contours of the fender well and overall will allow for more air volume inside the shield. If you simply lay a square piece of metal or whatever you are using inside there and try to fit your filter in it, you will be left with very little space.
Now, this may actually be no big deal. It just made sense to me at the time. I will also be running a hose through the fender well, as many of you have seen on DemonSVT's car. This way, I can keep all that air inside cool.
But, through typing all this... we just might be able to make that design of your work Eric. I will have to mess with it some, but it very well might work. Thanks!
I hope I have the money to get a sheet of aluminium this weekend so that I can play around with this. We will just have to see.
Phillip Jackson
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