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spare time toys
What if you take off the grill and make a solid lid with louvers punched in it? On water cooled cars you dont need the grill for engine cooling and the louvers would let heat out. IPB Image
markb
Interesting idea. I've seen lids with the standard grill, plus louvers in the solid portion. Looked nice. Go for it, and post pics. IPB Image
Mueller
Bernie down in Southern California has that done on his car.....I've seen pictures of it posted here before, hopefully he'll chime in and post some more
sixnotfour
Here is a neglected car picture.
IronHillRestorations
Saw that in a vintage Panorama too.
spare time toys
Like the front half in the photo sixnotfour posted but no grill have a solid lid with them punched into it.
sixnotfour
All, sheetmetal with louvers. IPB Image

High school locker door with combination lock hood pins IPB Image
jd74914
Larry, ever think of a plexyglass lid to display the engine (like the glass ones on lots of ferrari's), I mean a 928 engine in a 914 is rather unique, I've only seen 1 other. IPB Image
spare time toys
QUOTE (jd74914 @ Jan 29 2005, 10:09 PM)
Larry, ever think of a plexyglass lid to display the engine (like the glass ones on lots of ferrari's), I mean a 928 engine in a 914 is rather unique, I've only seen 1 other. IPB Image

Its going to get a GT type lid this is just thinking out loud. Future stuff you know.
jd74914
QUOTE
Its going to get a GT type lid this is just thinking out loud. Future stuff you know.


Yup, know the feeling

GT lids are really cool, I thnk I'm going to build one.
iiibdsiil
I like the Lexan idea... Now you have me thinking.

Lexan is cheap, and I can drill holes in it. Or, I can even borrow a router and do slots. Maybe if I do the whole thing one piece, I can only have each section half about half as much air passages, since there will be two...

Any ideas?
bernbomb914
heres a pic of mine sorry about the spot

Bernie
DJsRepS
The only heat would go out those louvers is after you turn off the motor. When it is running the motor draws fresh cool air in those louvers and OEM grill. And those louvers look cool but out of range of the rain gaurd tray under the grill and almost over the distributer. Not good in rainy fla.
SirAndy
QUOTE (spare time toys @ Jan 29 2005, 06:13 AM)
What if you take off the grill and make a solid lid with louvers punched in it? On water cooled cars you dont need the grill for engine cooling and the louvers would let heat out. IPB Image

crappy scan from DGVWPB, early prototype 914 enginelid and trunk lid (one piece!) ...
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