After receiving *TWO* damaged ducts from CWR I finally
got a good duct. Although this one wasn't trimmed to fit the IC. Enter
one handy dandy Dremel Tool. The edges I finished with door edge guard
to help sealing of the IC and to avoid delamination of the CF edges over
time.
A tricky corner.
Finished side cut
The IC duct opening also had to be shortened by a
final 5 inches. Finished opening shown.
Test fit of the IC in the duct that I cut. Oops is
that AST now polished?
Test fit of IC.
Finished IC duct inlet in position in the nose.
The finished AST bracket. Polished and with foam padding
for the AST to bracket interface.
Another angle of the bracket. The additional upper
piece was retrofitted to bring the AST up to the stock height relative
to the filler neck. Thus correcting an oversight when constructing the
original bracket.
With the, now polished, AST installed and all plumbing
hooked up.
The other side of the AST.
Close-up of the mini clamp I fabricated to position
the upper AST return hose. I like little touches like this, to me it's
all in the details. The mini clamp and AST as an assembly are held in place
on the bottom end by a single large zip tie - the one of only two I used
during this entire installation process.
Not happy with the **BLUE** carbon fiber cover CWR
supplied me with I decided to make an interim cover until CWR sends me
a black CF cover. Basically just aluminum flashing with rolled edges cut
to fit. Check out the bar codes on the PVC elbows! Very ghetto.
Another angle of the CAI cover. The copper "T" air
pump connector has also now been replaced with a more suitable part.
And the completed IC outlet side assembly. The left
side piping is to be fabricated within a week or so - more pictures to
come.
Another angle.
For Day Two of the CWR install effort
For Day Three of the CWR install effort
For Day Four of the CWR install effort
For
Day Six of the CWR install effort