No offense man, but "a little rough" may be an understatement.
and call me 
Custom Air Intake
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
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Melting Slicks
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From: Strongsville Ohio
thanks for the most of you for being supportive, I will redo one and figure a way to make it strait smooth and look stock but have a bigger opeing. i really think i can make something to mass produce them,,funny now but it cant be that hard,,keep an eye open for it too...for those of you who didnt bash me, ill cut you a deal 
and yes the air goes right to the SLP claw, the tube goes strait towards it. whatever doesnt go in the claw gets thrown over the engine
and yes the air goes right to the SLP claw, the tube goes strait towards it. whatever doesnt go in the claw gets thrown over the engine
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From: Lafayette IN
It's all good man. 
I think it would look/function better if you just removed the entire cover and came up w/ some kind of air-inlet attachment? that would fill the gap. Once you have that done, you could just do a bit of touch-up painting inside where needed.
FWIW..If you figure it out let me know cuz I have the SLP on mine too and wouldn't mind drawing in some cooler air from there....and the one's they sell are just waaay too much money.
If I could figure out how to post pictures here I have 4 photos of a simple and very inexpensive mod for the SLP claw intake.
Any help posting pics would be greatly appreciated.
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From: Wallingford Vermont
Hey, you got me thinkin'. I've been running without a front plate since forever.
Maybe I'll remove the filler panel, cut a duct opening, then make a bracket for my plate. The trick part will be to make the plate braket flip open to allow air flow. Maybe springloaded or electric.....
Whadda ya mean officer, my front plate is right here. See.
Maybe I'll remove the filler panel, cut a duct opening, then make a bracket for my plate. The trick part will be to make the plate braket flip open to allow air flow. Maybe springloaded or electric.....
Whadda ya mean officer, my front plate is right here. See.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Strongsville Ohio
haha, well thats what i did was cut a hole in the black shroud,,its fun to explore, i dont seee how any COOL air gets directly to the air intake?? so i made my own entrance
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I Give the Road Agent props Road Agent
with a little touch it will look fine and you just saved a ****load of money
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Drifting
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From: Mass Mass
Don't let anyone discourage you ... best way to learn is try small projects like this.
And read, read, read....
A good fiberglass fabrication site (body panels, speaker boxes,etc.) is here.
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php
Some really cool video's of a guy making molds and parts here.
It really shows the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfftRVKwYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s80aYo3esQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hgStrvaOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEa5_WHQZo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62AGalE5P6g
P.S. you have to sit thru a little political statement at the beginning of the video's? But fiberglass part is worth the weirdness...
And read, read, read....
A good fiberglass fabrication site (body panels, speaker boxes,etc.) is here.
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php
Some really cool video's of a guy making molds and parts here.
It really shows the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfftRVKwYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s80aYo3esQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hgStrvaOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEa5_WHQZo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62AGalE5P6g
P.S. you have to sit thru a little political statement at the beginning of the video's? But fiberglass part is worth the weirdness...
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From: Orlando FL
dude use your other one to make a mold! cover it up in something, maybe like plastic wrap. Then just put a layer or 2 of glass strips on it, resin hardner... let it dry, pull off and then use it to cast your real one, at least then it will be all smooth like the original and you can shape it out in the middle!
Safety Car
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From: MA
dude use your other one to make a mold! cover it up in something, maybe like plastic wrap. Then just put a layer or 2 of glass strips on it, resin hardner... let it dry, pull off and then use it to cast your real one, at least then it will be all smooth like the original and you can shape it out in the middle!
Maybe wax paper would work
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For a tube!