Functional Dual-Snorkel Scoop
Found a friend with an angle grinder today and made the hood cut. Thicker stuff than you'd think, shredded a whole cut-off wheel cutting it out, but it wasn't too bad (after the initial wincing at cutting into nicely painted sheet metal for the first time).
I've been following this thread and it's a great reference. Used the black weatherstrip adhesive to attach the foam after cutting it down just under 1", and that stuff holds pretty well after a couple of minutes to set.
Still have to go back and tack down a few areas that aren't quite attached, and go around the edges with black gasket sealant for a nicer look/seal, but I'm very pleased with how it looks. Also going to try to sand up the inside of the cut and either use some orange engine paint or clear coat, and possibly attaching a very thin strip of rubber weatherstripping to the hole in case it bumps the air filter at all.
Found a friend with an angle grinder today and made the hood cut. Thicker stuff than you'd think, shredded a whole cut-off wheel cutting it out, but it wasn't too bad (after the initial wincing at cutting into nicely painted sheet metal for the first time).
I've been following this thread and it's a great reference. Used the black weatherstrip adhesive to attach the foam after cutting it down just under 1", and that stuff holds pretty well after a couple of minutes to set.
Still have to go back and tack down a few areas that aren't quite attached, and go around the edges with black gasket sealant for a nicer look/seal, but I'm very pleased with how it looks. Also going to try to sand up the inside of the cut and either use some orange engine paint or clear coat, and possibly attaching a very thin strip of rubber weatherstripping to the hole in case it bumps the air filter at all.
