1. Original post wasn't meant as a troll.
2. Apparently the rest of you assuming I drive a MKIII are guilty of skimming as well. I drive an 85 MKII 7M-GTE w/ 406hp and
no AC. Fuck YES I need this.
3.
It's functional, and was a prototype, I don't give two shits about what it looks like. It
works and was built for around $35 bucks in parts.
4. Ban me if you wish. I don't really care either way, however I'm of the opinion if it FUNCTIONS like it LOOKS then it's not
Rice.
5. I know the "Group Buy" comment was a joke and I can take one. However it's generated a little bit of interest on CelicaSupra.com and I might actually make a small run of them for the guys over @ CS, once I have a finished product. Apparently they're not too stuck up to actually use something that's functional in the name of not being
rice.
Last time I checked big wings, big wheels, huge vinyls, neons and all that crap were rice, not a single one of them adds directly to the performance of the vehicle. A wing if there's enough power and it's actually tracked is warranted, and larger wheels perhaps for larger tire selection. I fail to see how a functional roof scoop is rice?
Of course I realize that it doesn't have the fit & finish of a high dollar installation, that's not what this was/is. It's a prototype, till I can source a spare sunroof insert, and glass up a scoop that will match the body lines/style of the MKII. A smooth TMIC hood scoop would look out of place on a MKII which has more angles than a geometry book.
I also am hunting for a bit more an air-tight and leak free vent. Perhaps the dash fents & shrouds from a Grand Am, as they're omni-directional and you can mostly turn them off by turning them 90* to the vent shroud.
Or the style used in the Ford F150 / Mazda 3 which is still omni-directional, however folds flat and might have a better seal.
I have bypassed 99% of the climate controls in my MKII. My heater core runs full on, I eliminated the vacuum controlled diaphragm, I have a mechanical dampner lever (replaced the electro-vacuum assist control) and I have the recirc/fresh & fan.
As I've yet to install the brass 90* ball valve inline in the engine bay, I get tons of heat even with fresh air selected and the dampner closed.
Like I said it's a functional prototype that I'll work off of to build a finished product. I don't care what you drive or work on, I can appreciate creativity and ingenuity in the face of adversity. Improvise Adapt and Overcome... *shrugs*
Everyone here being so negative definitely puts a dampner on my considerations to post up other/further work on SM.
And I'm betting that all of you thought I just slapped this together without taking into consideration the aerodynamics too... You MKIII guys underestimate a lot, and are pretty jaded. Who cares about the reputation you have, make your own.
And thank GOD one of you noticed that it was a MKII,
despite it being posted in my sig...
