Made a ram-air headlamp *DUW*

[triggz]

picked up some rough lookin headlamps for $15.. turned em into a nifty track toy.
ignore my crappy rattle-can job

i guess i could make a ram-air battery cooler out of the other one..heh

 

[LByellowStang]

I like it, if I could find some ****ty lights I might think about doing that.

 

[Teen'93stang5.0]

looks like your car got punched in the eye



hahahaha, looks good though, do you have an open element filter there to reap the benafits of it?

 

[triggz]

hahahaha, looks good though, do you have an open element filter there to reap the benafits of it?

yea, k&n and silencer-less airbox.. i think i oughta up-size and drop the airbox totally though. looks tiny :x

 

[Teen'93stang5.0]

what all did you cut off?

 

[triggz]

i cut out the plastic in front of the headlight section with a hot knife and cleaned it up with a minimite dremel.

on the inside there, the shown knobs are the adjustable screws on the back of the headlight. there is a curved adjustable plate attatched to them, i punched that out with a screwdriver and pliars..

and thats basically it. the sidemarker is painted with VHT niteshades and the rest is plain flat black paint.

heres some mid-work pics.. if i were to do it again i wouldnt go out as far with the hot knife, its time consuming to sand away.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

What did you do to your car? That looks aweful! I know the reason why you did that, but it totally makes your front end look like $hit with that big gaping hole in the headlight. I would make it look like it did before if I were you. But that's just my honest opinion. You could do whatever you want with it.

 

[decoy562]

What did you do to your car? That looks aweful! I know the reason why you did that, but it totally makes your front end look like $hit with that big gaping hole in the headlight. I would make it look like it did before if I were you. But that's just my honest opinion. You could do whatever you want with it.

In his post, he said he bought the crappy light for $15 so he could put it on WHEN HE WAS RACING, not driving with it all the time.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Okay. I misunderstood. Sorry about that. Phew! I thought differently. I was going to say that the car would look wierd if he was driving it around only with one headlight. Anyways, sorry about the misunderstanding here.

 

[triggz]

haha yeah its definitely more 'function' than 'form'.
im well aware its not pretty

 

[Teen'93stang5.0]

hahaha, no, but they make some headlights like that for some cars, looks just like normal cept for the hole cut in it, but you keep the bulb its just moved into the other corner and the hole is covered with wire mesh

 

[JonJon]

lol
What's the benefit of having this versus just pulling the regular one at the track?

 

[Teen'93stang5.0]

nothing but retining the parking lamp

 

[AutomaticWeapon]

ive had an old headlight sitting here for over a year that im working to turn into a scoop. i drilled a hole in the lens and thats as far as i got. lol, seeing this thread makes me want to start working on it again...

when mine is done its going to have funneled opening with a straight piece of PVC going right to the MAF w/o a filter. it should work out nicely.

-Mike

 

[ZIPP0]

ive had an old headlight sitting here for over a year that im working to turn into a scoop. i drilled a hole in the lens and thats as far as i got. lol, seeing this thread makes me want to start working on it again...

when mine is done its going to have funneled opening with a straight piece of PVC going right to the MAF w/o a filter. it should work out nicely.

-Mike

Sounds like a good idea.

But I think both you guys should try and add some type of screen to the end of the headlight ... this way large objects such as flies, and seagulls don't get sucked into your intake.

 

[AutomaticWeapon]

Sounds like a good idea.

But I think both you guys should try and add some type of screen to the end of the headlight ... this way large objects such as flies, and seagulls don't get sucked into your intake.

seagulls...

honestly, i dont see a problem with debris. i had a similar set-up on my LX and it was never an issue. then when i switched to a carb i had a sealed airpan with an open foward facing hood scoop and ran with no filter, no issues there either.

-Mike

 

[vipergts281]

I saw a guy do this to his KB 03 Cobra. The only difference is that he put a screen on it to keep objects out of it.....like seagulls.

 

[cantthinkofname]

wow... sounds intresting... does doing that have benifits, such as in track times?

 

[tarch]

I am afraid of this setup due to the seagull populations around the track...

 

[JonJon]

i agree, seagulls kept me from running a 13.6 last time, freaking thing got stuck in my head light opening.