oneluckypops
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- Feb 6, 2011
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- Location
- Sedalia, Mo.
- First Name
- Luke
- Truck Year
- 85
- Truck Model
- K30 SRW
- Engine Size
- 5.7 Fuel injected Vortec/ 4L80E
On this particular one, Yea i will just be fiberglassing overtop of the card board. But there are other techniques that I could use to build them. But right now I am looking for the easiest and least amount of time.So do you just fiberglass over the cardboard or how does this all work??
C4 My original Idea was infact to have rounded edges and corners, But honestly IMO it did not look near as good, considering the fact that it is a square body truck.
Dude, that came out terrific!!! I hope it goes well. I do agree with C4 however, and never thought about it, but you could make that out of window screen, and just blend the fiberglass onto it, might make it stronger too, but man, you did a real good job on that cardboard template. Dam, I got the perfect **** to use here too, it is a stainless steel window mesh. I don;t know how much is in the roll though, I will have to look when I get home.
What is your plan for the bowtie vents? Are you just going to leave the inside hollow and let the air blow through those holes? I was thinking you were going create a tunnel that matched the vent opening, and take the lover control out and make it mount into the face of the cup holder, and maybe even use some of that cheap sponge tape weatherstripping to seal the cup holder vent to the dash vent.
Anyway, if the finished item comes out anywhere near as good as that template, you will have one hell of a special SB mod. I am really excited to follow this project.
Can you take that and get a mock up pic of it on the dash?
As for the Dash vents, I had thought about just using the OEM ones and putting them in there, But I figured hell with it, the Bowtie vents will look even better, When it is all fiberglassed they will be cut out in a loovered fashion as to get the best cooling efficency, just having a big hole will not cool as well as having the restrictions of the loovers.
The next 1 I build will NOT be made from cardboard, I will make it COMPLETELY out of Fiberglass. You can make a fiberglass sheet that will bend and contour edges that would help with the "boxyness" look. When I do that 1 I will show you all with pictures how to do it.
Oh yea and the Vents will simply feed into the console, then exit the bowtie's There is no need for any tunnel work, as the cup holders will be made out of fiberglass also which will be sealed from the rest of it. When it ataches to the dash It will also be sealed to the duct work.
