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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: hauto on October 31, 2018, 10:08:28 AM
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This group always seems to have the answer.I looking for a shop or some one that can louver a airbox cover as pictured.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/fo95Cf/IMG-7624-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fo95Cf)
any direction will be appreciated. Thanks Joe
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Any competent machine shop should be able to do that. Drop by a couple, side cover in hand, and see what they say. If they cant, Im sure they know someone who can.
Good luck!
G
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Good luck. It takes a louver press, and a different die set for each size of louver. *Maybe* a dedicated hot rod shop. You "can" do louvers by hand by drilling 1/16" diameter holes at the end of each louver, and cutting a straight line between them with a special chisel. Then, the raised part can be done with a punch for each end. Not for the uninitiated in sheet metal work. :smiley:
The louvers in the boot cowl of the Great Lakes I built was done this way..
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4388/36539947116_7c58a5a916_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XEUMfd)044 (https://flic.kr/p/XEUMfd) by Charles Stottlemyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/107188298@N06/), on Flickr
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It isn't black magic or a "lost art". It just needs to be approached properly.
Serious equipment like a dedicated louver press or a pullmax will simplify the process. Without such, you can do a lot with simple tools OR will need to pay a fair price to have it done. Email sent.
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A quick look at the side cover looks like a solid piece of aluminum with lines cut through. Thicker type fins vs louvers. If what I'm describing is the actual case then a router would do the trick.