[slevin]

Well i had some extra time today and i was really considering buying one of these radiator covers from the listed websites, but i said screw it and decided to go buy some stuff and make one for myself.

http://trackdogracing.com/website/cooling.htm

http://www.bellengineering.net/Pages/products_miata_parts.html\


whatcha think ? i was gunna try and make a hole like the ones above, but didn't really have a means of getting in there and cutting it with the tin snips.

Scott

 

[RICHARDCRANIUM]

That looks pretty thin. :?:

 

[PcolasNA]

id like to see how it looks installed

 

[Sid]

looks AWESOME! Im so glad to see people making things. home brew is the best.

I think if you mount it well it'll be perfect

 

[violation]

yea! let's see it mounted!

good job, btw.

 

[XCLR8TN]

^^what they said, mount it, take pics!

 

[Miata-Levin]

Since you asked...it looks really thin, like the thin aluminum sheet you buy at your local hardware store.

 

[Wowak]

I made one out of dimpled aluminum that I found in the scrapbooking section of a craft store! It was in 12"X12" sheets so theres a joint line at the narrowest part, but it looks pretty sharp. I 3M taped it onto magnetic sheet and sprayed it with clearcoat since the quality of the metal was unknown. Its stood up to several coolant and oil spills during reg. maintenance.

I have the black plastic OEM one on the BRG.. if you flip it, the peep-hole for the A/C check window fits perfectly over the washer fluid spout on ABS cars.

 

[swingdancr]

I have this one on my 04. I also had it on my 99. works well and looks nice.

 

[slevin]

heres the photos of it on.

Scott

 

[Phatmiata]

cool beans, what did you use round the corners off? looks good!! Maybe you can make one for the wiper cowl area as well?

Phatty

 

[slevin]

ohhh, not a bad idea lol. ill mess around with it tomorrow. i just used tin snips to round the corners... i slapped a penny up where the corner is and drew it on there and just tin snipped it. thanks for the comment.

 

[Full-Bore Motorsports]

It looks alot better mounted.

 

[slydin miata 619]

dammit i was thinking about doing that too but you posted it first..muahah how did you take off the air bag sensor? just bolt it off and it's done? or did you actually take off the whole wiring harness and everything?

 

[slevin]

naw, i jus un bolted it and ripped it out. and unplugged the wire to it.

 

[Ricter]

That actually looks really good. I think I may attempt this as well, though I think I'll scuff mine up and paint it to match the rest of my engine bay.

 

[LostSoulMiata]

Hmmm, I think I found next weekends project :mrgreen:

 

[slevin]

yea man, nice easy project. i just used cardboard to make the template. i was gunna paint it, but i didn't have any paint i liked laying around.

 

[XCLR8TN]

It looks alot better mounted.

I agree. nice mod and thx for sharing! =D>

 

[slydin miata 619]

did you see any difference in the temperature? or the actual heat of the engine when you pop the hood? i think imma do this..this comming friday..HEHE i have a bunch of sheet metal just waiting