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Gave Frankie a little facelift this weekend

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RickB said:
Yes Bill - I've seen that one before!
So that's an active scoop?
What's it feeding into?
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Yes, it's active.

I installed an HIF6, which has the fuel bowl at the bottom. This makes them somewhat sensitive to heat. Also, I chose to use a manifold intended for a Mini, rather than the Spridget version which angles downward. (There's a <span style="font-style: italic">slight</span> performance advantage using the Mini version) That creates a clearance issue.

So, the scoop allows for clearance, and is centered so that air is directed downwards to cool the HIF and provide a bit to the air filter as well.

It's difficult to see, but here's a photo:

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I like your bumper transplant; car's looking good!
 
zedvictor1 said:
Rick,
Are those the stock front turn signal lenses?
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Yes, I just centered them on the holes until I could think up something better.

Now I have two sets of spare fenders from early cars, with a nice set of early signals - so that's the 'something better' I'm going to do.
 
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