My hood vent install

kairo · 03-05-2005, 12:06 AM

Couple of guys around my area have done the hood vents. I'm not sure how much it'll actually help, but they do look neato.

first off I was going to do all my measurements and cutting from the top

I messed around with that for two hours before I decided I coulden't get the measurements as precise as I wanted them. I chose to take the hood into the garage

I ended up making a template out of a few sheets of 8.5x11 computer paper. I laid it over the bottom of the vent and rubbed it with a pencil to get the outline

I wrote this on here when I went to the store to get saw blades. I really wasen't sure weather I wanted to be cutting holes in my shiny hood

Guess I did want to. I just used a plain old Jig Saw with metal blades. EricsXJ used a grinder and he said he had problems with paint chipping. Trust me, the jig saw is worse. It ruined the edges around the cuts. Luckily the vents stick over far enough you can't tell it's chipped. I just taped and primered where the paint chipped away. I also made my cuts a bit small on purpose so I could trim them out to make the vents fit. Better too small than too big!

This is just the top after the cuts were made:

I washed the hood down with soap and water and put a coat of wax over everything.
It got too dark, so I don't have any pictures with the vents in yet. They do look great though, and the heat really pours out of them when the engine is warmed up.

**EricsXJ** · 03-05-2005, 12:16 AM

Dude - you cut your hood! Good job!

sugrbr3 · 03-05-2005, 10:30 AM

Kairo,
That looks like it worked out great! Where did you get the vents and what are they made of? Plastic? Metal or what? How did you end up attaching them to your hood? Looks like something I would love to do to my Jeep!
Great Job!

kairo · 03-05-2005, 10:39 AM

Vents are off of a Chrysler Lebarron. They are held on with angled tabs of metal. (the vents have 4 screw holes on top) Check out www.ericsxj.com for an excellent writeup on how to install them

**MSHarnett** · 03-05-2005, 10:47 AM

boy, guess this is the new hot look, everyone doing it.

Good job on them cuts, I wish mine were that perfect

Lore · 03-05-2005, 12:48 PM

Yeh dude wish mine had come out that clean

xjj33p3r · 03-05-2005, 04:20 PM

That looks really clean dude. Good job

tpjhmoser · 03-05-2005, 04:26 PM

About time!

Looks good and it is worth it.

DanoTheGuru · 03-05-2005, 05:18 PM

so what happens when it rains or snows? wont the engine bay get soaked and arent the electrical components kind of comprimised when that happens? I dont know how much rain you guys get but I can see one wet engine out here in VT. Do the vents have some way to block water from getting in?

**MSHarnett** · 03-05-2005, 05:21 PM

Look at Eric's write up

I didn't do anything for mine, other then add a little extra di electric grease, so far so good.

kairo · 03-05-2005, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanoTheGuru

so what happens when it rains or snows? wont the engine bay get soaked and arent the electrical components kind of comprimised when that happens? I dont know how much rain you guys get but I can see one wet engine out here in VT. Do the vents have some way to block water from getting in?

If it starts to rain between now and next september, I'll be shocked. In case it does though, i'm going to fab up some pans ala Eric style

Lore · 03-05-2005, 09:48 PM

Yeh I put mine in last weekend without drip vents and it has been raining pretty hard for the past week except today and the Jeep starts up fine every time. Everyone that I know that has done this mod without drip pans have not had any water issues.

kairo · 03-05-2005, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lore

Yeh I put mine in last weekend without drip vents and it has been raining pretty hard for the past week except today and the Jeep starts up fine every time. Everyone that I know that has done this mod without drip pans have not had any water issues.

Did you use the Chrysler vents too?

kairo · 03-06-2005, 04:06 PM

Finished product:

Lore · 03-06-2005, 05:19 PM

That looks real good. What did you use to hold them in place

03-05-2005, 12:48 PM	#6
Lore Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walnut Creek, California Posts: 347 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Yeh dude wish mine had come out that clean __________________ [CENTER][COLOR=Red][SIZE=1]95 Black xj 3" Black Diamond Lift, 31" BFG All Terrain's, 15x8 Rock Crawlers, Hacked Fenders, Custom front bumper, No rear sway bar, CB radio and PA, Lots more to come[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=Black][FONT=Impact]Black Jeep Club v2.0 Member #55[/FONT][/COLOR] "America's only real sports car" Enzo Ferrari commenting on the Jeep[/CENTER]

03-05-2005, 04:26 PM	#8
tpjhmoser Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 26 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	About time! Looks good and it is worth it. __________________ [URL]www.reno4x4.com[/URL]

03-05-2005, 05:18 PM	#9
DanoTheGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: vermont Posts: 151 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	so what happens when it rains or snows? wont the engine bay get soaked and arent the electrical components kind of comprimised when that happens? I dont know how much rain you guys get but I can see one wet engine out here in VT. Do the vents have some way to block water from getting in? __________________ '99 XJ want to sell it! found I dont need 4wd and I'd rather something sportier and smaller, with at most half the engine.

03-05-2005, 09:48 PM	#12
Lore Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walnut Creek, California Posts: 347 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Yeh I put mine in last weekend without drip vents and it has been raining pretty hard for the past week except today and the Jeep starts up fine every time. Everyone that I know that has done this mod without drip pans have not had any water issues. __________________ [CENTER][COLOR=Red][SIZE=1]95 Black xj 3" Black Diamond Lift, 31" BFG All Terrain's, 15x8 Rock Crawlers, Hacked Fenders, Custom front bumper, No rear sway bar, CB radio and PA, Lots more to come[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=Black][FONT=Impact]Black Jeep Club v2.0 Member #55[/FONT][/COLOR] "America's only real sports car" Enzo Ferrari commenting on the Jeep[/CENTER]

03-06-2005, 05:19 PM	#15
Lore Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walnut Creek, California Posts: 347 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	That looks real good. What did you use to hold them in place __________________ [CENTER][COLOR=Red][SIZE=1]95 Black xj 3" Black Diamond Lift, 31" BFG All Terrain's, 15x8 Rock Crawlers, Hacked Fenders, Custom front bumper, No rear sway bar, CB radio and PA, Lots more to come[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=Black][FONT=Impact]Black Jeep Club v2.0 Member #55[/FONT][/COLOR] "America's only real sports car" Enzo Ferrari commenting on the Jeep[/CENTER]

03-05-2005, 10:30 AM	#3
sugrbr3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Kairo, That looks like it worked out great! Where did you get the vents and what are they made of? Plastic? Metal or what? How did you end up attaching them to your hood? Looks like something I would love to do to my Jeep! Great Job!

03-05-2005, 04:20 PM	#7
xjj33p3r Web Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,121 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	That looks really clean dude. Good job