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LTb1ow
07-30-2010, 07:56 PM
For the longest time I was under the impression that there was something substantial between the firewall/AC box.. but Kirk ripped his apart with bare hands... brittle fiber glass at best.

So why the need for throwing a piece of steel over a hole that was OEM covered with brittle plastic?



Yes, I know I know, I prob will use a piece of steel but just curious...
Mike
07-30-2010, 10:12 PM
Because it looks better than some cheapo plastic thing?
LTb1ow
07-30-2010, 10:45 PM
Because it looks better than some cheapo plastic thing?

Well yea, I was going for the part about some form of strength etc.

Ah well.
transmaro93
07-31-2010, 07:03 AM
they double the metal at the hole anyway its pretty strong in that area... use aluminum its lighter!
sweetbmxrider
07-31-2010, 11:20 AM
plexi-glass
transmaro93
07-31-2010, 12:30 PM
honestly for the $80 you cant beat the BMR one... its like 1/8 in aluminum and cutperfect to fit from the inside i kept my heat so i had to drill two large holes for the guide pins on the what was left of the box...
KirkEvil
07-31-2010, 12:36 PM
honestly for the $80 you cant beat the BMR one... its like 1/8 in aluminum and cutperfect to fit from the inside i kept my heat so i had to drill two large holes for the guide pins on the what was left of the box...

Did you take any pictures of the airway bypass you would have to make to keep the heat? Im in the process of sealing the cut out piece...just wondering how yours came out.
transmaro93
07-31-2010, 02:37 PM
only pic i have of it... hope it helps...i have no idea what that blue **** is or why i put it on there... i also sealed around the little peice of sheetmetal so that no air would escape and it actually works better than i thought it would...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs191.snc1/6415_123356075554_686995554_3091204_7252554_n.jpg
KirkEvil
07-31-2010, 03:16 PM
what did you use to cover up the hole? It looks like plastic...Im using some of the sheet metal I had left over from making the delete plate. I planned to use a goop glue or something to attach the metal to the fiberglass, then silicon the delete plate to the heater box before bolting it back to the firewall.
LS1ow
07-31-2010, 04:57 PM
ducttape and cardboard ftw.
transmaro93
07-31-2010, 05:32 PM
i used sheetmetal kirk... i rivited it to the box and then sealed it with a urethane sealer... it blows pretty well
LTb1ow
07-31-2010, 05:48 PM
they double the metal at the hole anyway its pretty strong in that area... use aluminum its lighter!

Yea, cept the giant hole in between that? :-?