Can U ID my new hood vents? pics

[alia176]

Hey Murf,

Could you give us a far away shot of the entire under hood area?

Also, what tools were used for cutting? I don't know if I have the cajones for this job!

Thanks.

 

[murf]

I'm thinking about going this route myself. It looks like it from the pics., but would like to make sure - do the vents pull flat against the hood on all edges when you snug them down?

Yes, the vents do pull down snug on all edges with no gaps. IT turned out as what I had hoped for and recommend it.

As for the other post: Ill try to get a pic posted from a further away view but I am not sure what your looking to gather as I reinstalled the hood liner and it covers up the hood braces. The vents were mounted as far back against the rearward angled hood support (which worked well with the already-angled vent shape) and to the outside close to the outside F to R side brace.

As far as the tools, I defered to a friend at the body shop who did the actual cutting (read: experienced). Ive seen some guys on MUD use a drill and a steady-handed sawsall with success (Use lotsa tape to protect the paint on the hood).

 

[sledge916]

The temp here in Phx has been around 100 for the last couple of weeks and the hot air rising out of the vents are enough to keep a piece of light yarn tied to the vent dancing around. Unfortunately, I did not done do any before temp ratings so I wont have a baseline to measure from. Its obviously evacuating heat from the engine compartment effectively though, my hood cools down alot faster than before when the heat was trapped and kept the hood toasty for a long time.

To answer the price question, I think the D-pillar vents were around $40 bucks each(?) What I liked about these were that there were 2 threaded studs on each end of the vent that made for easy attachment points. The brackets were made from simple 1/2 inch aluminum stock that was bent, drilled for the studs to protrude and nutted down. Actually it was easier than first appeared!

Nice, I ordered some vents from a 100 series and they did not have studs on both ends just one, what year 100 series did you get them from? Do you have a part # by chance, I am up in Flag and do venture down in the real heat once in a while and need to get this done as it will help greatly with heat removal

Your truck looks great with the vents

Thanks
Sethro

 

[murf]

They're out of a 2005 100 series which have the double posts. The left side # is 62905-60050, right # 62906-60050. the nuts for the posts are 90467-08204 and 90179-05011 (two each). The Mud price at the dealership in AZ is $51.22 per vent.

Murf

 

[dammitjim]

The only thing ,as you can see, that I have left to do is to dress/edge the cut hood liner. I dont think an adhesive tape would stick for very long on the liner material. Any ideas or suggestions out there?

If you're still looking for trim for the liner try that stuff that Toyota uses on the interior door jamb trim. Should work well if it can stand the heat and they used it on cars back to the 80s so it should be easy to find some in a yard.

 

[Bluetribal]

Is it possible to flip sides on the vents or will the hood supports not allow it? I think it would look better with the taller side toward the middle of the hood and taper smaller as it went out.
Also, did you paint them or do the 100's come in the same color as your 80?

 

[murf]

mounting question

you could flip them the way you mentioned but they would have to move towards the front of the hood to make fit by at least 4-5 inches or more. They way they are now are positioned to mount the farthest to the rear matching the diagonal rearward hood brace.

I felt I had better heat evacuation vs. mounting more towards the front of the hood.

The D-pillar grills come in black and must be painted to match. Some of these mobil touch up paint places are pretty good and reasonable price-wise.

 

[94braassyota]

I knew it right away. Looks really nice. I'll have to do the same for my baby, 94 Land Cruiser and paint it black to match the exterior door trim. Thanks for a very cool idea.