ope_sry
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Project from a few days ago. It is full winter in Minnesota, so these DIY projects keep me involved with the car and minimize the crippling seasonal depression that comes with driving a greasy Subaru wagon for several months every year.
I will preface this by saying these vents will never be functional because of their placement behind the engine heat shield. Even cutting out an opening in the hood beneath them (which I contemplated) would result in doing literally nothing. This was done strictly in response to an O’Rielly Autoparts employee hurting my feelings with “BMW” and “fake vents” in the same sentence.
Very easy to do, never underestimate the power of spray paint with good prep-work. I figured if it ended up looking like trash I would just order aftermarket “functional” vents. Anyways, I’m happy with the result.
As is custom, I sourced my steel mesh from Target by means of a $13 desktop organizer. Seems to be the best cost vs. quantity vs. quality of material for custom Pep-Boys Tuning mods such as this. I’ve used stainless deep fryer screens as well, but in this case wanted the screen to be black. I’ve been building motorcycles and choppers for years, so I constantly strive to keep things equally clean/ redneck as hell.
Constructive criticism/ opinions welcome.
I will preface this by saying these vents will never be functional because of their placement behind the engine heat shield. Even cutting out an opening in the hood beneath them (which I contemplated) would result in doing literally nothing. This was done strictly in response to an O’Rielly Autoparts employee hurting my feelings with “BMW” and “fake vents” in the same sentence.
Very easy to do, never underestimate the power of spray paint with good prep-work. I figured if it ended up looking like trash I would just order aftermarket “functional” vents. Anyways, I’m happy with the result.
As is custom, I sourced my steel mesh from Target by means of a $13 desktop organizer. Seems to be the best cost vs. quantity vs. quality of material for custom Pep-Boys Tuning mods such as this. I’ve used stainless deep fryer screens as well, but in this case wanted the screen to be black. I’ve been building motorcycles and choppers for years, so I constantly strive to keep things equally clean/ redneck as hell.
Constructive criticism/ opinions welcome.
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