after buying the car and knowing they suffer from overheating i took it upon myself to relief the under hood temps but taking an angle grinder to it.. and this is the outcome.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/taffyturbo/Picture001.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/taffyturbo/DSC00025.jpg

after buying the car and knowing they suffer from overheating i took it upon myself to relief the under hood temps but taking an angle grinder to it.. and this is the outcome.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/taffyturbo/Picture001.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/taffyturbo/DSC00025.jpg
i TELL YOU wHAT! That looks really neat, and a good idea.10/10. :teeth:

Thats awesome, im serious...that took some talent. how r u gonna do in rain though?

You must allso have a steady hand. :respekt:

well the vents are off an n/a mr2 engine cover . cut them out and place on the hood.. masking tape to hold them in place and i kept adjusting the position so no major electrics are directly underneath the vents..the only electrics under them are non essential.. 1side has the boost gauge sender unit the other side has the alarm siren/cruise control vac solenoid.. if you want to fit your on they actually sit directly above the strut tops so the strut brace is getting grubby.. these are what the look like in reality sorry about the wrong colour.. damn idiot working in custom paint shop mixed wrong "super white"..
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/taffyturbo/bonnetvents.jpg

I wish i could get those. Nice Mod.

I wish i could get those. Nice Mod.
simple ..a 1992 mr2 non turbo engine cover or rear hood lid.. not sure what the mr2 was called in the states. but hey are common as dog muck over here i only paid £10 for mine about $15 if you want one i'll price shipping to you

allright, price it for california if you can and then lemme see about it. Im not sure how much spare $ i have right now.

Nice. Let me ask what would happen if I took the liner off of the underside of the hood???

the liner is designed to soak up the heat and noise so i threw it away and now all the heat escapes and the bov is a lot louder :eek:

maybe i'll take out my underhood liner, are you sure it helps w/ heat dispursment? How does it work for you?

maybe i'll take out my underhood liner, are you sure it helps w/ heat dispursment? How does it work for you?as i have 2 massive sections of the hood removed i'm running fine . but what i will say is you re move the underhood layer you may scorch your paint work as the heat will soak into the hood not escape..
another quick mod to help disperse underhood temps is to shim up the hinge brackets on the hood so you have a 10mm gap at the firewall and remove the rubber trim

also he lives in wales, the rainyest place on the planet and doesn't have any damp starting problems. our supes come with lifejackets and an outboard fitted on the rear over here!

it's in good shape and I need to be worrying about the voices in my head more so than othere. It's prioritized insanity. try it it works.

after buying the car and knowing they suffer from overheating i took it upon myself to relief the under hood temps but taking an angle grinder to it.. and this is the outcome.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/taffyturbo/Picture001.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/taffyturbo/DSC00025.jpg


That looks very cool. Nice work. :w00t:

That's excellent! I don't know how "old school" it is but you don't see hood ...or is it bonnet ;) ... louvers around much anymore so I thought old school in a postive sense.

Coincidentally, now that I'm ready to start installing single turbo hardware on my MkIV I've just recently been thinking of getting a spare stock hood and louvering it up.

ps: the first car I ever owned, it was in 1972, was a '67 XKE Roadster and it had a "bonnet" and a "boot"

well thanks for all the positve comments.. all i got off the uk site was critiscim of "oh the electrics are going to fail" they dont understand the concept of research.. not including the select few that migrated to here..i'll be honest with you all it was hard work in skining the bonnet .the cutting out the vents from the mr2 joggling the supra bonnet to get them to sit flush,then i had to re-weld the supports/ re weld them back in after trimming the mr2 vents..the re-weld thethe mr2 vents into the supra with out distorting the bonnet.. cant wait to get them re-sprayed properly but before that i have other plans :snork_oko

The World would be a piss boreing place if nobody was different Mate.

10/10 for the job
10/10 for the idea
10/10 for comming on here and showing us. :snork_oko

The World would be a piss boreing place if nobody was different Mate.

10/10 for the job
10/10 for the idea
10/10 for comming on here and showing us. :snork_okowhy thank you i feel very humbled that my idea's have touched so many and hopefully save a few supra mkiii's from popping the head gasket :bow:
need any advice or help just ask i may be unconvetional but they work..

I like the look...., but I think I will keep the liner since it is mint.