HB280ZT Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi All, Well I have been working on my brake ducts for a bit now and have most of the parts made here are a few pitures: Not pictured is the 2 inch Aircraft quality metal reinforced silicone duct I will use to connect the input at the airdam to the brake backing plate. Now I just need to figure out how to add some type of screen to catch the stuff that should not be in the brakes. So does anyone have any ideas? I am working with a MSA Type 3 airdam and I want this to look as clean as posible. Thanks for the help. HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmiller100 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 i think the only thing you wouldn't want in there would be rocks, and I don't know how you would keep rocks out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 A nice shiny stainless steel mesh at the big of of the intake would look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZeee Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Damm... wanna do mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB280ZT Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 I was also thinking mesh of some type but where to put it and where to get it? Also how to mount it to make it look nice. I really do not want to put something out on the front of the airdam so? HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 You can get the mesh from http://www.mcmaster.com or grainger or maybe your local home improvement store. Bend the mesh back on itself, like the lid of a jar, and then lightly tack weld it into the intake from behind. Or, pop rivet it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB280ZT Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 John, Do you have any pictures? HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Do you have any pictures? No. This isn't that hard of a thing to imagine or figure out. You already done the difficult parts of the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB280ZT Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 I will see what I can find locally. I am thinking that I can form the wire mesh from the back of the airdam and then pop rivit it into the cup. That way you see the back of the brake duct cup and just a wire screen. Then when it is time I can get the cups powder coated and just change out the mesh as needed. John thanks for the help it took me a bit to picture something that would work. Will post some pictures when I get this worked out and something fabbed up. Oh yea if you were wondering where I got the cups that I used for the back of the airdam I got them at WalMart. They started off life as metal light buckets for a 3 light stand. Cost about $12 and I got 3 buckets, 2 on the car and 1 spare! HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB280ZT Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well all I found some wire mesh that I liked so I did a bit of fabrication and this is what I came up with. What do you think? Yea it is sitting on my roof, it was the only place I could put it to take a nice picture of my handy work. Also for those who wondered what was behind a MSA type 3 airdam. Well here is what I have behind mine! I like something other then fiberglass protecting the frontend of my Z. Hope this helps someone out in the long run and maybe someday I will get a chance to see how it works on the track. HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckolander Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Oh very very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nice Job! What size silicone hose are you going to use? I'm having trouble fitting 2.5'' hose with out the tire rubbing but, then again I'm running 17's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB280ZT Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 I will be running 2" silicone duct. I plan to run it along the contour of the wheel well. So it would be attached close to the headlight bucket then along the side and top of the wheel well then down along the side of the strut tower. That way I will keep the hose away from the tire and make it move easy when you turn the wheel from lock to lock. I will post some pictures then I get this part done, hopefully in the next week or so. HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB280ZT Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Well all I finally have the duct work figured out and brackets made. Here is how it all looks at full droop: I have run the suspension and steering through its full range of motion and the ducts do not touch the tires. Hopefully someday in the near future I will get a chance to see how it all works at the track. But for now I will just have to play with it on the street. I hope this helps someone else. HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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