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Old 03-04-2009, 10:13 PM
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Default Cutom made inserts for air intake

Hi Glyn
Unfortunately not available over the shelf. It is basically the same process as with the grille set. Take a thin gauge strip of highly polished stainless steel (either cut or buy in the width that you desire it to protrude inwards). Measure the diameter of the side air intake and ad a little bit extra (enough to spot weld the two ends together). Now using various round shapes (pipes, bottles, the wife's rolling pin, anything that basically gives the same curve as the top and bottom curves of the side air intakes), bend the plate to follow the shape of the air intake. When you have the shape of the air intake and the funnel can tightly slide into the intake hole, spot weld together. That was the easy part. Now to get the small lip that follows the edge of the side air intake, you need a small hammer, a surface with a small rounded edge and a lot of patience. Taking the "funnel", you place the edge on the rounded surface and start "clinking" the edge over to create the lip. Keep test fitting as you go. Once the lip is finished all round it will more than likely have some unevenness, this you sand down. The final touch is then to buff the lip up to a brilliant shine. Slide in place and mount (silicone works nicely). Not for the faint hearted. Good luck if you wanna give it a bash.
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