ELEPHANT RACING Hood Vented Oil Cooler Project

After the first cut, it gets easier

Preparing to cut into a perfectly-good car gives pause. You take a deep breath, then trigger the cutting wheel. Once the cutting starts, you stop thinking about it and just get it done.

The aluminum airbox was the formed separately from the car. All the body mods are built to fit the airbox.

	Key to the project was the airbox. Sized to match the cooler and the width of the stock hood indentation. The box provides a large non-restrictive path for the exit air.
	Measure and cut. Size of the opening is dictated by the air box. The cut edges are painted to prevent corrosion. This was later sprayed body color.
	RS bumper is cut to size of formed opening.
	Hood opening layout in tape. Tape was used as a guide for the cut. This is a fiberglass hood.
	Once cut, the hood was curled down and a mold made to form the sides of the vent.
	The sides are glassed in.
	The fiberglass section is extended with aluminum to meet the airbox. It's all finished, painted, and the weather strip installed to make a seal between the hood and airbox.