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[bobbd]

Was wondering should I cut out a hole in stock shell front and rear windshield to let air pass thru to cool engine ?

 

[X]

More airflow over the engine/ cooling head is always a good thing. I've done it on a few bodies. Just keep in mind, air is not the only thing that will go through that hole. Dirt, debris, etc.

 

[Biddie_fiddler]

I modded a shell by cutting out the front windshield and glued a mesh to it, more air flow and no crap got past the screen

 

[olds97_lss]

Cutting too much of the windshield makes the body weak. I usually just cut a round hole that doesn't quite reach the roof or the hood using a hole saw/bit in a drill. Then you don't have any "hard" corners in the hole to stress the body and cause premature cracking.

 

[Biddie_fiddler]

Alternative idea - drill a bunch of holes in the windshield?? ?

 

[olds97_lss]

Alternative idea - drill a bunch of holes in the windshield?? ?

Works, but can look pretty horrible, if you care about such things.

Probably one of those things where a bit of time and effort with a ruler and marker to space them out would end up looking ok, but still leave enough material for structural integrity.

I do not care to spend that kind of time on something like that, so when I tried it, it appeared I put it on a post and hit it with 00 buck! lol!

 

[California Savage]

Here is my Solution , Strong Metal net with Rivet fixend on the Body
Works Great, without cracks on the Body itself

 

[bobbd]

Nice

 

[California Savage]

This is the same Modell After cleaning , with Hop ups on the shock absorber and the Nova cooling Head , vantage Carbon suspension arm, Carbon TVP‘s and Axial 32 Engine and Body from ACRD Racing

 

[bobbd]

Sweet, who did the paint ?