those datsun side vents would be worth the rust i want some lol

hey bud,
just wondering if youve received my payment?
cheers

Yeah i missed some of this thread (My fault) Did you get my payment ? Also are there any of the ute side vents spare with the Datsun Cut out?

PM sent.

I'm in no rush Chris. And i'm not worried about polishing with mine, it's much cheaper to do it yourself. Cheers

Thanks Finn.

People should start receiving these today or tomorrow. The fluted vents have been left flat. I got them polished and did so because I was a little late and I have left them flat in case you wanted to polish them even more.

I will have a little how-to instruction write-up on how to bend the little fins without stuffing up the rest of the vent so please wait for that and please read it thoroughly. If you do stuff one up I have a spares but it is easy to do so stuffing it up is pretty difficult.

Here we go:


HOW TO BEND THE SIDE VENT FINS (PROPERLY)


Step 1: Set the vent up in a big vice with a thick cloth to protect the steel from the teeth on the vice jaws. WORK FROM THE SMALLEST FIN OUT TO THE BIGGEST.

Step 2: Make sure the etch bend line is right in line with the top of the vice jaws. This alignment determines where exactly the vent fin will bend out.

Step 3: Place a big flat screw driver/cold chisel (or something with a softer end) on the back side of the fin (or the unpolished side) and locate/guide the screw-driver with you spare hand, tap the back of the screw driver until you bend the fin out as far as you want it.

Step 4: Move the vent a set it up again in the vice to begin work on the next fin and tap out to whatever distance you'd like, I think it's looks best with the openings uniform.

Step 5: If you need to bend one back in slightly, lie the vent down flat and press gently downward, but they're quite easy to get right the first time round, you shouldn't need to bend them back in.

Tips; Start from the small vent first, it's almost impossible to do if you start from the big one first. A carpenters vice is even better as it has a deeper jaw and it is lined with timber blocks so it won't scratch or damage the timber.

I didn't bend them myself because it should be up to you as to how far open you wanted your vents. The vents are also easier to polish when they are flat. They are nearly impossible to polish in their open state. If you really want I can bend a set for you here and send you those once you have sent your ones back to me, but it may cost more to polish.

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Here's a pic of the custom 'Datsun' vents on the ute.

Yeah not sure that the old cam phone does them any justice there!

I'll get some hi-res pictures up of them fitted - gimme a couple of days or so.

Hey man got my yesterday looks mad. Going to go et them poliahed up.
Would of loved a set of the datsun ones they look hot as.

Here are some decent pictures (click and click again for picture hugeness) of the cursive side vents. Will have some of the others next week or so.

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