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photos by Keith Billanti 99 Millenium Metallico Roadster |
photos by Ron Boudreau - This is from a collection of photos of a 97 Roadster |
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| These are photos and comments from other builders about there air vain methods. |
| There is a detailed "manual" that Dale has created for you to view (in regards to this section). This instruction manual is on how he built his IFG Phantom Roadster. (click on his logo to visit his web site)
Click here to visit Dale's section on: Chapter 6 - Grills |
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Side louvers. IFG provided the fiberglass louvers for the side. I filled in the backside with bondo. I made a decision to actually bond them in instead of using fasteners. I believe it will give the car a more finished look. It is important to do the back one first and then to the front one. Each end was set in bondo and then the edges sanded smooth. Finished the drivers side louvers. |
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Everyone will agree that the most difficult thing to do in a Diablo project are the door windows. However, my second choice are the side vent vanes. They are very difficult to get right. First, the angle of the duct differs from the real SE30 - the real car is steeper. This allows the inner vane to almost touch the door sill on the real car. Not so with the kit. Second, the vanes are too short. I had to fill about 1/2 - 5/8 inch on the top front to get it to reach the top surface of the duct. But in doing so, I was able to "flare" the vanes on top like the real one. I'm glad I used pins to support the vanes while I was bonding them. It would be much more difficult without the pins. |
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| This picture shows the vane installation from the front, straight in. You can see the difference in curvature between the inner and outer vanes as manufactured. This makes it difficult to get the vanes perfectly parallel - unless you either cut them up or make your own. You also can see how the air will be diverted to the radiators in ny air tunnel. |  |
| This is another view of the side vent vane installation - this time from the left side of the car. The insert, shown for comparison purposes, illustrates how the vanes are curved on the real SE30. |  |
| The way I'm handling the side duct vanes is to insert an alignment tab and fill the hollow vanes with Fiber Strand filler. The tabs are made from 1/2 inch aluminum flat stock and have a 1/4 hole drilled to allow the filler to surround that hold the tab in place. I filed a round groove at the top for the alignment pins, which are inserted into the body. This way I can make fine adjustments to the fins when I'm ready to permanently bond them to the body. They will also hold the vanes in place and minimize the possibility of cracking at the bonded area. |  |
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With the CRP kits for the side vents, the taller one goes first from the back of the car and farther to the outside. The shorter vent goes forward of the longer (rear) one and mounts inside. When you look from front, you should see two distinct vents. |
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Here are some pictures of the vents. I am making templates out of particle board to try and get them positioned right. before I install them on my car. |
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| I will have the body shop finish them off and permanently
mount them using fiber glass and bondo. |
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Andy had me very scared about the vents!! NAERC designed tabs and slots into the slats and rocker panel so that installing the slats was as easy as sanding the tab clean and cutting open the slot and then just sliding it in. This took about 20 minutes per slat. |
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Although my information
comes from various builders and sources, if you want any information contact
me. The photographs used on this site are used with permission, if you
want to use any, contact them through the various links on this site.
I did and you can see the results! |
