New light hood project

Tangman · #1 03-28-2006, 02:39 AM

VERY NICE!!
I liked the stainless steel look before you painted it, but hey, its yours and still very nice

Ruth · #2 03-28-2006, 02:47 AM

Well as soon as you get that finished if you could just pop up here as I have about 5689 projects that I really need a hand with cause neither one of mine seem to work very well when it comes to building or fixing stuff.
JK looks great and good job.

Murminator · #3 03-28-2006, 04:09 AM

WOW thats pretty sweet......almost looks like you knew what you were doing

BMW Rider · #4 03-28-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Murminator

WOW thats pretty sweet......almost looks like you knew what you were doing

Well, I thought about it for a few minutes before getting started

Actually, I spent more time planning than building.

I'll post more once I get to the wiring and such.

Delphinus · #5 03-28-2006, 04:12 PM

Wow. That's awesome.

What did you use to cut the circle cutouts for the fans?

How did you cut the pieces to have such straight edges? Do you have use a press or something like that?

BMW Rider · #6 03-28-2006, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Wow. That's awesome.

What did you use to cut the circle cutouts for the fans?

How did you cut the pieces to have such straight edges? Do you have use a press or something like that?

I cut the circles with a router and a circle cutting jig. Aluminum is easy to rout with a carbide bit. I bought most of the pieces pre cut to size, the outer skin is just roof flashing that I had left over from years ago. I have a sheetmetal break that I used to make the nice straight bends.

hawaiiguy · #7 04-02-2006, 06:59 PM

wow... that looks nice! I wish I had metal working tools. All I got is woodworking stuff and that just won't cut it for making a hood.