Rusty's Roof Scoop Sunroof Insert

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I was going to keep the clutter down and just post this in my engine buildup/car thread. But instead since I didn't read the notification about posting in old threads clearly, I posted it here.

I have no AC. At the time I made a foolhardy decision to remove all the AC components from my car when installing the 7M-GTE. Made it easier and roomier for the engine & IC pipes, but now I suffer on a daily basis. It's HOT. And to combat that I finally made a roof scoop that's an insert.

1. Open sunroof fully
2. Drop in Sunroof Roof Scoop Insert
3. Flip out locking tabs
4. Enjoy fresh cool air forced into the cabin

Here are the pics.

Marking the centerline, as well as the opening for the vent.
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The scoop cut and bent, ready to be installed.
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Another side shot of the pre-bent scoop. It was made from aluminum sheeting, which was a bit too soft for my liking.
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My front porch turned into a huge mess for about 6 hours.
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Pre-Drilling the pilot holes for the jig-saw.
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Hole cut & ready for the vent.
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Vent installed (with fits angling up and forward.
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Underside/Inside view of the vent. The control is on the drivers' side.
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Sides of the scoop silicon'd & screwed on.
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Next time I do this I will make more careful to have larger holes drilled out on the tabs for the rivets. Silicon'd & ready for the top of the scoop to go on.
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When drilling out the holes in the top portion of the roof scoop I was pushing too hard and broke the drill bit. I managed to punch the unbroken portion of the bit through my left thumb which was several inches down & away damn near to the bone. I have a nice hourglass shaped hole in my thumbnail now. It bled like a MoFo. and 2 weeks later still hurts.
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Rivets in, and working on folding the leading edge of the top portion of the scoop over to reinforce and stiffen that edge.
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The aluminum was pretty soft as you can see all the crimp marks from the set of slip-jaw pliers I used to complete the bend (I'm too cheap to get a set of Vise-Grip metal brake pliers).
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Although I measured and made the left & right sides identical as possible it turned out that the passenger side is a bit higher than the drivers side. Oh well.
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I had some trouble with the aluminum being so soft when drilling holes for the rivets. Apparently it pushed most of the tabs down as I drilled through the first layer.
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I did a little better on the drivers side of the scoop.
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A copmleted view. Of note. You can see how much I had to jig-saw off around the outside leading edges. I took off nearly the entire thickness at a very shallow angle (maybe 15*) or so to have it NOT stick up above the roofline.
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Installed shot.
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Doesn't look too bad. Still kind of ghetto, but it works GREAT. Though above 40mph it just makes more noise and doesn't really flow more.
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Lower roofline shot along the same plane as the roof.
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You dont really drive around with that in,................ do you. :rofl:



Yes, Im sure it was free since you had the "stuff" laying around but come on...really
 
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I'm seriously hoping this is a joke, right? You're just making fun of all the "cheap MKIII owners", right?

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i dont mean to be a dick, but that looks terrible. i would have started with a spare sunroof, then worked my way from there. its a good idea though.
 
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