Re: [DML] Stainless Steel air filter box (was Stainless Steel Fascias)
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Re: [DML] Stainless Steel air filter box (was Stainless Steel Fascias)



Dear Kayo,

Do you have any pics of these air scoops? I am curious.

Thanks,

Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: <kayoong@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: [DML] Stainless Steel air filter box (was Stainless Steel
Fascias)


> Mr. Muller:
>
> Yes, I have made a set of air scoops and I have installed them on my
> DeLorean. Several DeLorean owners have seen it on my DeLorean and have
asked
> for them. I am not interested in manufacturing them for many
reasons...one
> main reason is "liability" and the othe reasons are posted below.
>
> The pieces are made of 304 Stainless Steel, the same as the panels. After
> brushing and finishing it with Scotch Brite pads, it blends in and looked
> just like the stainless steel panels on the rest of the DeLorean.
>
> As far as making the stainless steel pieces and gluing them down on the
rear
> fender's glass was not the problem. Forming the black silicone glue to
> "simulate" a uniform rubber bead between the air scoop pieces and the body
> panels was an artistic ordeal. Silicone glue is messy and it has a 15
minute
> window of working time before it starts to get cure. It gets and starts
to
> looks sloppy. It took patience and control, to get it right.
>
> The silicone glue once cured, will make the airscoops stable and
> semi-permanent. The airscoops are removable if the DeLorean needs to be
> converted back to its original state. This set up allows complete
> restoration by simply scraping of the residual of silicone glue on the
glass
> and by running Scotch Brite Pads on the fender's stainless steel surfaces
to
> reproduce the original finish.
>
> With the scoops installed, the engine do "breath" easier. There is a
slight
> (I said slight, not a major) improvement in the engine power and
performance.
> The air filter DO GET DIRTIER EARLIER -- this must be an indication that
the
> scoops works.
>
> Kayo Ong
> #05508
> Lic. 9D NY
>
>
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