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08-12-2009, 09:00 AM
After some slight modifications I was able to get my roto fab radiator cover to fit with my volant intake. Luckily, the curvature of the cover works out great with the volant intake tube. The main fitment issue occurs around the washer fluid cap and up against the edge of the volant air box.
Tools needed: Dremel(or some sort of grinding/sanding tool), pliers
For those that didn't know, the roto-fab intake is aluminum and not plastic, so it's not quite as easy to cut, hence the dremel.
The first thing I had to do was remove the piece that goes behind the washer fluid cap. It won't fit with the volant intake. I originally bent it to test fit it, then kept bending it until it broke off. Here's where it rubs on the air box.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1682/fitissue2.jpg
Full shot.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9337/rotocov2.jpg
Here's a pic with the piece I broke off next to the radiator cover.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6128/brokentab2.jpg
I then used my dremel to grind down the spot it broke off from to give myself about another quarter inch of clearance. I stopped a few times during this process to test fit it until I was satisfied with the fit. Here's a shot of it after the grinding and then sanding to smooth it out and get rid of any sharp edges.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4158/closegrind2.jpg
Here it is installed, front and side views. Before the install I cleaned up the bare metal spots with a black sharpie. If you're more anal about the appearance you could use some black paint. The modified section sits back against the intake box anyway, so it doesn't really take away from the overall look of the cover IMO.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5217/done2m.jpg
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3603/sideview2.jpg
And lastly, here are the attachments I used with my dremel for the grinding and sanding/smoothing.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7946/dremeltools2.jpg
Tools needed: Dremel(or some sort of grinding/sanding tool), pliers
For those that didn't know, the roto-fab intake is aluminum and not plastic, so it's not quite as easy to cut, hence the dremel.
The first thing I had to do was remove the piece that goes behind the washer fluid cap. It won't fit with the volant intake. I originally bent it to test fit it, then kept bending it until it broke off. Here's where it rubs on the air box.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1682/fitissue2.jpg
Full shot.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9337/rotocov2.jpg
Here's a pic with the piece I broke off next to the radiator cover.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6128/brokentab2.jpg
I then used my dremel to grind down the spot it broke off from to give myself about another quarter inch of clearance. I stopped a few times during this process to test fit it until I was satisfied with the fit. Here's a shot of it after the grinding and then sanding to smooth it out and get rid of any sharp edges.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4158/closegrind2.jpg
Here it is installed, front and side views. Before the install I cleaned up the bare metal spots with a black sharpie. If you're more anal about the appearance you could use some black paint. The modified section sits back against the intake box anyway, so it doesn't really take away from the overall look of the cover IMO.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5217/done2m.jpg
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3603/sideview2.jpg
And lastly, here are the attachments I used with my dremel for the grinding and sanding/smoothing.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7946/dremeltools2.jpg