Stainless side vents
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Racer
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From: Rexton New Brunswick
Stainless side vents
Hi folks
A while back there was a post with a pic of a 74/75 ish vette (red I think) that had inserts in the side vents made of stainless mesh. I have been searching for the post. DOes anyone know whose car this is?
It has been nagging at me and now I must install my own. (a week before the Atlantic NAtionals)...never learns...
A while back there was a post with a pic of a 74/75 ish vette (red I think) that had inserts in the side vents made of stainless mesh. I have been searching for the post. DOes anyone know whose car this is?
It has been nagging at me and now I must install my own. (a week before the Atlantic NAtionals)...never learns...
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Racer
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From: Rexton New Brunswick
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I did this to my Vette as well. I used a $5 roll of aluminum gutter screen. I just cut a section of screen out, reached down, and cupped it over the opening, bending it so it fit snug around it. Then I removed it, covered the back sides with a bead of RTV, and then put the molded screen back in. The passenger side was super easy, but the driver's side has so much crap in the way that it was very hard to get my arm down there with the screen, and still have enough movement to properly mold the screen. I tried ten times on the driver's side, after a single success on the passenger side.
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Team Owner
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I just posted above that I used aluminum gutter screen...available in almost any hardware store like Ace or Lowes for $5 a roll. I think it's better than stainless for it's ease of installation too.
Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Yep, the fan pulls air through the radiator, and when you're moving the chin spoiler forces air in too. Hot air has to leave, and it gets forced out those side vents as well as getting pulled out from under the car.
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Racer
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what did you say you used for holding the mesh in place? Is it like urethane? silicone?
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Here is a source I used for the stuff I got. You can easily fiberglass a frame for this stuff to make a removable piece for your vents.
you can fill out a request and get a free 6" sq sample
http://www.mcnichols.com
just pick out the one you like
mine got here in a week and looks great, its a 6" square piece of 1/2" square mesh in SS
OK, Links don't work, just go to their home page
you can fill out a request and get a free 6" sq sample
http://www.mcnichols.com
just pick out the one you like
mine got here in a week and looks great, its a 6" square piece of 1/2" square mesh in SS
OK, Links don't work, just go to their home page
