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Well, Well , oh Well..... How's things going....let me tell ya.... BUSY!!! I've been taking a break on the last parts of the bodywork and moving on to other things in my project. One of my new projects has been an engine cover that I've been mocking up for almost the start of the project. I've tinkered with different mock ups...NOW (Think Knight Rider) and not hot rods guys (and ladies) . KITT was way out there...a Turbine engine, that probably had a bunch of computer gadgets on it. Well, first off, I got the turbo system and went from TBI to Carb. Less wiring, less headache...then the mockups started:

After all those mock ups, I was pretty freakin tired of the engine cover idea and about went for just a regular air cleaner and went with it, but that is not me.... I like custom stuff and I like fabricating things, so I moved on to mock ups once and again and photoshopped an idea that I had...



I really liked the idea of my KITT having a CPU controlling everything.(fake of course) So I started with this idea and went...First I got some cardboard and some duct tape and started cutting and taping things out the way I wanted them.... This is what happened...





So, I had some mock ups that look pretty promising....One thing really got on my nerves.. That freakin choke horn sticking up out of the carb hole...I wanted the engine to look like a Fuel Injected engine, very low and very slick... So , I got a carb without the choke horn and flattened it all out... This gave the area to work with about an inch 1/2 or maybe closer to 2 inches in height...plenty of room for air. Some air cleaners are not even this big. So I moved on to the way I wanted it to look with good ol duct tape and cardboard.
Think Knight Rider now guys PLEASE.!!!



So after mocking up and taping forever ,making sure everything looks right...time for some glass work... This is a mockup piece, that is going to get molded and made into a final piece, but here is my core piece I started with after glass.....

Well, I'm definately tired of doing glass work, but now it's time for some bondo...Gotta love this stuff for sculpting....anyway... So I had to add braces of glass for support and also , I'm going to have to get a new passenger side VW Toureg engine cover piece, since I got crazy with one of my ideas, and went plastic CRAZY...OH the smell of burning plastic....Anyway...After cutting and and reshaping , I finally got the final mock up and placement....





Now the front is interesting because I'm eventually going to put a hole in it for the Thermostat housing outlet hose and also for this little heatsink idea I've had....





Anyway, Just thought I'd share the idea and experience with you all. The front will be more sharp angled and it will flow with the engine intake... Anyway....More to come , I'm sure of that...With the mock up done...It's now time to make it look pretty...Can't wait to get this done so I can move on to other things in this project, like the Turbine section of KITT...more to come way down the road

Thanks for looking and don't laugh too hard... The end result is what I"m going for.... Oh and here's a pic of the carb area ....



Anyway... I'll have to cover with filters of course , but considering the car won't get drove much.....not a big deal, but needs to be done ...anyway...Thanks for looking and I'll keep you posted when done...

Thanks
Marc

Looking pretty good so far

Hey guys
Just thought I'd ask: Do you know what you can do with a Tylenol container? Make a hole...I took a Tylenol container and duct taped it to get the roundness, then cut it in half and then did a inner and outer for a nicely rounded hole for the thermostat hose. I'm going to use a two-piece radiator hose, A piece either for draining or one for Temp... Anyway...here's some shots....and like always...Thanks for looking

Marc









Oh, forgot something, now, tommorrow , I can finally start making it look pretty and angled... and finally put the heatsink on!



thanks for looking
Marc

Hey guys ( and gals)
I just wanted to say I'm trucking along on this thing, and moving along fairly nicely. Like earlier post said, I'm just making it look pretty now. ..I did do some thinking about this cover a little and think I'm just going to use it for shows, not actually while driving, not that it couldn't be used while driving, but just for alot of the plastics . Anyway...this is where I'm at now and hopefully tommorrow and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, I can make it look pretty. anyway , Here it is , looking pretty decent so far. On the front is a print sleeve and docking station and on the rear is a ZIP type drive. Anyway, Just thought I'd share. I'm still debating on the fan on the heatsink , I like it and dislike it at the same time. Anyway....You all have a good one!











Thanks guys for looking
Marc