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 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >