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Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 04:37
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I'm going to get my car engineered (gulp).
Spoke to the fellow, and he said I'm going to need to have an airbox fabricated around my pod filter.
Do any of you guys know a good place to get fabrications like this done? Can be metal, plastic or fibreglass according to the engineer. It's NOT allowed to be heat-proof rubber (before all you do-it-yourself nuts chime in).
-J-
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 06:04
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This is what I plan to do for an airbox:
1. Construct two "walls" out of cardboard, in such a way that it encloses the front corner of the engine bay around the filter.
2. Take cardboard to engineer and have the shape copied in stainless sheet.
3. Install stainless sheet using suitable bracketry.
4. Glue rubber strips to the upper edges so it seals against the bonnet.
5. Congratulate myself on being the man.
I have no idea if this will pass engineering but it should work pretty well. 
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June 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 06:10
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I already asked about doing pretty much exactly that - he said no he wouldn't pass it 
Needs to be "enclosed on all visable sides with the bonnet open", Which sadly includes the top. I don't quite understand why, because the bonnet makes the top, but that's what he said.
sigh
-J-
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 06:22
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go to bunnings
get some aluminium
get some silicone
cut it up
make a box with a small pipe hole and no bottom
glue to together and fit
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Location:
Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 08:42
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Either that or, make your shape up, but leave little 1cm "wings" like you would if you were making an origami thing which needed gluing (contradictiory i know), then you get another piece of alloy and use small flat headed selftappers and screw a lid onto the frame.
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June 2003
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 12:35
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hey i been to mr enforcer engineering
they seem pretty good
didnt make and air box but
=P
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Location:
Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 12:53
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In some magazines I have seen some cars with actual airboxs which can house a pod filter inside them and are shaped like a pod filter. I am searching for one at the moment but haven't really found anything as yet.
If you can find one like that it beats getting one custom made.
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 13:13
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ffs, how hard can it be to make a BOX!! 
a VN airbox is about $30, has dimensions 180x210x290mm and should fit a 5-6" diameter pod with little difficulty.
looks stock, sounds stock, can't be refused for rego, and if shit hits the fan, stick a stock panel filter in there, which should flow as much or more than a pod anyway (or at least what you need...
or just walk around a wrecker with your pod and physically stick it in airboxes and find something that fits..
it's a BOX 
BOX
BOX
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 22:24
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Heheh, heheh, heheh.
He said "box".
Heheh, heh.
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1st street on the right
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 22:38
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Dyga & Greenwell (or something like that) in pendle hill. This guy is just nuts. Rock yup, tell him what you want, that it's no great rush and hell say $50- or so wait a month and it's done.
I just got a s/s cabinet built. 304, 6ft x 3ft x 2ft, other quotes from $3000 to 12000.
Him $500-
It seems that as long as you don't mind waiting that it just gets done whenever and suitably priced. I'll look up hte details, Pm me if you want them.
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 19 August 2004 23:34
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| clubagreenie wrote on Fri, 20 August 2004 08:38 |
I just got a s/s cabinet built. 304, 6ft x 3ft x 2ft, other quotes from $3000 to 12000.
Him $500-
It seems that as long as you don't mind waiting that it just gets done whenever and suitably priced. I'll look up hte details, Pm me if you want them.
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if thats including materials, damn thats good....
/me wonders if he'd do a fuel tank.......
Cya, Stewart
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1st street on the right
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Fri, 20 August 2004 00:19
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Just as long as you have a drawing and dont mind waiting he's really good.
Dyga & Greenwell
1/ 108 Ballandella Rd Pendle Hill 2145
(02) 9631 0927
Fax (02) 9896 1236
Don't even know the guys name.
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Location:
Newcastle NSW
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Fri, 20 August 2004 14:21
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MA61,US131,UZZ31 and a few other toyotas have round airboxes perfect for a pod inside and they sit on the drivers side behind the headlight with a cold air induction scoop to the front of the bonnet.
could you make it look any more stock than that?
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June 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Sun, 22 August 2004 12:21
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Not an option for me sadly. BARELY have room for a pod filter in there, let alone a box to go around it. That's why I have to get one fabricated around it.
Any other good metal workers/fabrticaters you guys can recommend?
-J-
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Wed, 29 September 2004 08:44
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I've got the same problem. I wanna heat shield my pod and there's no way i could get a standard box in there. My pod BARELY fits in. I had to move my battery forward a few cm and "customise" (belt it with a hammer) the metal strap over the battery so the pod would fit.
I think the way to go is just to get some sort of metal and make the box.
Good luck dude.
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June 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 30 September 2004 04:11
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It's all good - My airbox has been fitted and for only $200 bucks. Awesome workmanship, and all custom aluminium. The guys that did it were "Groove Ryder Fabrications". They're aluminium specialists. Let me know if you want pictures or the details of the guys that did it. I couldn't be happier - passed my engineer cert too!
-J-
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 30 September 2004 05:18
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I also want this done.. can you show some pics?.. my pod rests right against the engine bay on one side and against my IC piping on the other.. so a box around is gonna be hard.. will have to make holes for IC piping too
pics would be awesome!
im gonna make my own, just side, side and down to bottom of engine bay below(about 10 cm under pod), use the hood to enclose and run a cai to it.
my car is already engineered so i should be okay
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 30 September 2004 06:18
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could just get a shielded pod? this is mine:
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 30 September 2004 06:44
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| PerformanceCars wrote on Thu, 30 September 2004 16:18 |
could just get a shielded pod? this is mine:
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how far around does the shielding go?
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 30 September 2004 06:49
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all the way -
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Thu, 30 September 2004 06:54
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| PerformanceCars wrote on Thu, 30 September 2004 16:49 |
all the way -
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hmm.. i think ill stick with having "some" air flow to my pod
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June 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Mon, 04 October 2004 08:43
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Here's mine:
And be careful with leaving the top open (sealed by the bonnet you said?), because they can actually defect you for that, regardless of an engineer cert. According to guidlines it must be sealed on all sides, including the top, from the rest of the engine bay. It's pretty anal I know, but that's what they reckon.
-J-
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Location:
brisvegas
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August 2004
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Mon, 04 October 2004 08:49
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that looks pretty trick..abit big for my liking..but i'm sure it works quite well..just one question though...if you wanted to check your air filter..do you have to take the whole thing out or what? it looks like its rivited in..
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June 2003
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Mon, 04 October 2004 08:55
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Oh no, it's very easy - those aren't rivets. They're little alan-key bolts. It's stupidly easy to get in and out.
-J-
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Mon, 04 October 2004 10:09
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looks like some quality workmanship there.
I will need to get on to this in the future. Or maybe, just cut a hole in the bonnet and stick the pod out the top 
hmmmmmmm 
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Location:
brisvegas
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August 2004
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Mon, 04 October 2004 10:14
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nice..i like those little touches like that..they kinda make the car show a bit of pride in the workmansship.
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Heat shield fabricating
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Tue, 05 October 2004 05:44
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| joorsh wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 18:43 |
Here's mine:
And be careful with leaving the top open (sealed by the bonnet you said?), because they can actually defect you for that, regardless of an engineer cert. According to guidlines it must be sealed on all sides, including the top, from the rest of the engine bay. It's pretty anal I know, but that's what they reckon.
-J-
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did u do all that urself?
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
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May 2002
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