Toobuilder
Well Known Member
The Rocket makeover saw me removing the two eyeball vents from the panel. The existing units had a huge footprint, leaked when shut and didnt flow much when open. Time for an upgrade. Perusing the "traditional" source selection provided some well crafted examples - but with eye watering prices to accompany them. I've looked for surplus sales on the VAF classifieds, but even with the good guy pricing I have a hard time spending that kind of coin for a vent. I dont want a whole air conditioning system... Just a vent.
Fortunately the aviation section of the Summit catalog came to the rescue with a whole plethora of candidates. Here's what I purchased:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/vta-499193/overview/
Looks to be a solid piece, seals well when closed and has a larger aperature than the old part. Best of all, no flanges to make room for or locate... One hole in the panel and just screw the thing together - done.
Best of all, it's less than $12 bucks!
Hope this helps somebody in their panel planning.
Fortunately the aviation section of the Summit catalog came to the rescue with a whole plethora of candidates. Here's what I purchased:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/vta-499193/overview/
Looks to be a solid piece, seals well when closed and has a larger aperature than the old part. Best of all, no flanges to make room for or locate... One hole in the panel and just screw the thing together - done.
Best of all, it's less than $12 bucks!
Hope this helps somebody in their panel planning.
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