Hopefully Paul will like the concept of this Cold Air Intake, I am working on for the Swedish Ops (Special Builds Division) cars. I have most of it fabbed out of steel at this time, but I like the masking tape and poster board for quick results to see how things look before I waste too much time. I will be trimming alot of the material off the skirts of this, so it will resemble more of an Early 50's-60's Ferrari style air cleaner. I plan on adding ribbing/fins to the top of the unit, like the 50's-60's Ferrari air cleaners had on them, and I think this will fit the 60's performance styling of this build. It will be done in a wrinkle finish surface, and the top of the ribs/fins will be exposed metal.
This piece is very easy to remove, and the air filter element will be located in the windshield cowl area.. It will be mounted in a baffle fashion, that will be easy to change, and not allow the elements to get to it.. The factory drainage system for the cowl will work great, and there should be no chance of moisture getting into the intake.
The side skirt will wrap around the back also, and the trimming for the intake runners will really lighten the bulk. Also the side skirts are a bit distorted because they are not fabbed out of steel, but they will be finished out tomorrow.. If you notice, I used the factory Volvo metal fresh air/heater duct, and hopefully that will add a retro appearance to the whole thing once it is all trimmed up. The radiator neck will be moved over to the Passenger side for our LS version of the Swedish Ops BeCool Radiator line.
It should be a variation of this....
