Engine cover for S/C engine

[LtNoogie]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

I must say that is SEXY! You going to enter your car in car shows now? You should, you've put some real effort into your Yaris Long.

Thanks, Tony. I probably would enter shows but I don't remember how to put my interior panels back on. I took them off in August to lay in the sound deadener and now stare at this stack of plastic and don't want to put the car back together again.

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

Garm is selling them in TRD red, with no etching, I think.

I start with the covers that Garm sells but with no paint. I think the process of cutting a painted cover to fit the supercharger will chip the paint at the edges. That's why I start with a bare aluminum cover and have it anodized to a specific color.

[1NZYaris1]

All you need now is a microimage Meerkat attached to the blitz to make
it really purrr-ty

[LtNoogie]

Great, Mike. Can't wait to see the picture. I'm starting another batch of three covers and would like to see what a black cover looks like in the engine compartment.

[frownonfun]

subscribed... cause who knows i might be special too one day and need a cover. looks sweet by the way. it even makes me not like you a little im so jealous. j/k. maybe.

[Phaeton]

I'm so happy to see a Startrek fan with a supercharged car lol.

[eTiMaGo]

Originally Posted by Phaeton

I'm so happy to see a Startrek fan with a supercharged car lol.

you mean, with a warp drive yaris?

[LtNoogie]

Originally Posted by camelll

Okay just did a test fit and have a small fitment issue. I will have to cut a little bit out but no biggie, just not sure how to cut it without damaging it. I think it needs to be cut to the bend roughly. Here are the pics. I have the same issue with the stock cover even after cutting it. It will look good once it is done though.

Don't mind the dirty compartment it has been to cold here to do anything about it.

Mike, did you put the rubber faucet washers on the two studs before you put the cover on? The washers do two things... they lift the cover off the blower and they isolate the cover so it does not rattle.

[kurokoma-kun]

The black looks amazing camelll! Long, I'd like a closer look at that bare metal etching on yours, was it done by chemical or laser or ?

Mine fits my LB fine I got an unfinished one and I love the brushed aluminum texture! It's heavy duty material and nice workmanship too. But I don't want to take pics until I at least get the new oil cap and big wing nuts on there.

Thanks Long and Garm

[frownonfun]

so did ya'll decide on the details of the modified cover group buy? i would like in on the group buy if it hasn't already happened. i'd be fine with the black or the blue but preferably black. and no i don't have a supercharger BUT i have decided to get one, just not right this second. don't wanna wait til i do get it in and miss out on the group buy.

[LtNoogie]

You have a PM

[LtNoogie]

Originally Posted by camelll

Okay just did a test fit and have a small fitment issue. I will have to cut a little bit out but no biggie, just not sure how to cut it without damaging it. I think it needs to be cut to the bend roughly. Here are the pics. I have the same issue with the stock cover even after cutting it. It will look good once it is done though.

Don't mind the dirty compartment it has been to cold here to do anything about it.

Sorry you've got a fitment problem. I got your PM.

Here's how mine is mounted to clear the blower and isolate the engine vibration. I call them rubber washers but they are really grommets. The third frame shows the clearance I have.

[LtNoogie]

Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

The black looks amazing camelll! Long, I'd like a closer look at that bare metal etching on yours, was it done by chemical or laser or ?

Mine fits my LB fine I got an unfinished one and I love the brushed aluminum texture! It's heavy duty material and nice workmanship too. But I don't want to take pics until I at least get the new oil cap and big wing nuts on there.

Thanks Long and Garm

Jo, I'll ask the etching house on Monday what process they used. I'm not an expert but I am guessing laser etching due to the precision. The metal that is left does not look like the original brushed aluminum anymore. I don't know if the anodizing process or the etching process changed the finish. Here are some closeups but I don't think they give a good sense of the finish.

[eTiMaGo]

Originally Posted by camelll

Long no worries there was no possible way we could have known that it would not clear. I will play around with it on Mon or Tues and and see exactly what will need to be done to it. I did not try any rubber washers like you said to, but when I lifted it up to see how high it would need to be to clear the s/c it was over the studs. I will also be working on the projectors as well and figure out what I need for them to get working so it will be a busy 2 days off as long as nothing comes up. I wish there was another active member who has a supercharged sedan to compare notes with.

The whole thing is held by only those two posts, right? So it should be possible to tilt the whole cover back a bit, hence getting the required clearance up front? not sure how you could do that, but worst case scenario stick some kind of a rubber bumper between it and the engine head?

[eTiMaGo]

yeah it's really weird, I don't see how the sedan would have a different location of those posts compared to the LB.. unless the supercharger unit itself is a lil different, after all look at Peter, he didn't need to file down a corner of his to get it to fit, while others did... who knows!

[KCALB SIRAY]

to your point filing, didn't Whooppee have to file down a corner on his?

[frownonfun]

can either of these logos be engraved? and if so would anyone else want either of these engravings?

[LtNoogie]

Whatever logo you pick, it needs to be high res. If it's a tiny logo on your screen, it can only be etched as a tiny logo or else you'll see pixelation when he blows it up.

[frownonfun]

Originally Posted by LtNoogie

Whatever logo you pick, it needs to be high res. If it's a tiny logo on your screen, it can only be etched as a tiny logo or else you'll see pixelation when he blows it up.

ok... also, and this feels like a dumb question, is it gonna be white like your microimage, uh, image or will it be whatever color the source pic is?