Air Box For Pod

[1C3B3RG]

Hello Everyone

Thought i'd share my work with everyone. I made an air box for my Apexi pod. I went to Bunnings got 0.5 mm aluminium, tin snips, hole saw, drill, G-clamp, hacksaw and a couple of other bits. I more ar less followed a tutorial from lingeringsoul. Thank you lingeringsoul!!

I got a piece of cardboard, made a template. I then tried fitting my cars bits to the template. After a bit of modifying.......tadaaaa! I placed template on aluminium, cut it out, rounded the edges and fitted it. I also made two brackets out of aluminium bar 20mm wide by 5mm thick. One for securing pod to car body the other to hold air box. Happy times.

Updated with Insulation as per Recommendation, went to clarks rubber. Apparently it's used for firewall in engine bay ( was told by shop manager). $23 per metre. Should be heaps better now. Thanks for the hot tip GTST!

Edited January 12, 2008 by 1C3B3RG

[jenkies]

two very large high thumbs!!! im going to bunnings tomorrow! hahah

[Oblivion]

thats groovy as....looks like i will be doing the same sometime.

[RusH_]

well done man looks good, and should keep the defect chasers away...does it hamper your whooshing sound much? lol

[1C3B3RG]

well done man looks good, and should keep the defect chasers away...does it hamper your whooshing sound much? lol

Naw, whooshing sweet as, used to have a panel filter. This Apexi pod is awesome.

[RusH_]

heh nice, im thinkin of gettin a power intake too, how long did it take you to build the box?

[Mark0]

great work i hav been contemplating this myself, will need to have a pipe going to the front bar though for cold air, I am doing it on 32 GTR.

[TTT]

are you going to insulate the box?

The aluminium will retain heat so once the engine is at operating temps, the engine bay wil be hot and the box will also get hot.

You can get insulated foam from Clarks Rubber.

costs fark all.

It's silver on one side and grey on the other..

just a thought if you must have a pod and air box.

also, I'm guessing the hole saw was for a cold air feed to the pod right? other wise it's pretty useless in there.

[1C3B3RG]

Now Insulated!!! Happy times, took temps after long drive. Outside airbox more than 70% hotter! Great success!

Edited January 13, 2008 by 1C3B3RG

[vladau]

made a box for mine yesterday, using some fiberglass sheets that my dad had in his shed.

started out out useing a sheet of card board, and cuting it to shape to use as a template.

once we had got it to the right shape we bolted it in place useing the mounts for the old air box, and then filled in the gaps with silicone.

then made a lid that screws in to place.

then painted it.

done, took about 5 hours total.

[Mark0]

nice job guys I have posted mine on here aswell, I have not gone all the way to the ground on the left , but pretty close I will possible put insulation on it if it ade a big difference, but I need to get my hole cute under my pods, i have a few things to get around in my car and my steel skills aint that good :|

Edited January 13, 2008 by Mark0

[WogsRus]

Mine can be found here

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ca...l&hl=Airbox

[Rhinorebel]

That is a nice job on the insulation!! I have a roll of that stuff if anyone is looking for it.

[Mark0]

I am off onsite for work..will drop in to clark rubber on the way

[Mark0]

hey did you get the foam with the glue on it or buy gle, if you bought it what did you get that will stick with the heat, i wanted to get the 0.5 ml stuff/

cheers

[WogsRus]

I stuck mine on with glue, can't remember teh name, but it's a dam strong glue, like the one for gluing ruber souls onto shoes. Comes in a White tube with orange writing.

[Mark0]

Ok Thanks so the heat has not made your glue come unstuck, clark foam and rubber have glue for the foam but its highly flamable, but I guess that goes for most glue.

[WogsRus]

Nope, the glue seams fine, hasn't damaged it at all, i'll get the name of it tonigth for you

[1C3B3RG]

hey did you get the foam with the glue on it or buy gle, if you bought it what did you get that will stick with the heat, i wanted to get the 0.5 ml stuff/

cheers

Hey dude, make sure you get some sort of automotive glue or silastic type stuff, it must be heat resistant and best if also oil resistant. Coz if that baby catches flame at the air intake you gonna have 4th of july for real!!!! Happy motoring.

To all the guys posting thier airbox pics, well done, excellent work, good to see.

[TTT]

here is the air box I had made for my first skyline when I had it..

cool huh?