Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

You left the detachable steering wheel on the roof in the last pic just to show off--ricer! :P

What did those ducts feed before, just general air to the engine bay? Any other detriment to cutting off that original airflow? I guess all that air will still get to the engine bay, jus will go through the intercooler first.

Also where does air get expelled from the engine bay? You'd think that positive pressure behind the intercooler would become an issue at some point.

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

titties!

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Looks very nice

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Looks saweeet!

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Ha, I actually had that out to remove the seat, I almost cropped it out of the picture.

Yea the side scoops just provided air to the engine bay. I directed about 50% of that to the intercooler, so yea the overall flow might suffer a bit, but the upside is I removed the rear panel so air can basically just flow out the back of the car. I'll post up a pic of mine installed next week, but here is basically what it will look like:
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0033_large.jpg

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Excited to see this ride on the cruise

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

very nice

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

I am loving this thread...good work!

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

This is the first time I've gotten to dig through your thread. I just love these cars! Looks awesome!

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Nice work!

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Okay okay fine.... I guess I'll trade you straight up..

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

He can't trade you, he is trading me for my race car. :cool:

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Got most of the interior finished up tonight, but I ran out of carpet. I need about a 20x40" section to finish behind the passenger seat. Here is what I started with, an awkward shaped piece of fiberglass:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da.../bare_wall.jpg

I cut a couple thin pieces of foam to make it mostly flat
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/foam_1.jpg

Then cut out the 2" thick piece of high density foam that really seems to absorb sound well:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/foam_2.jpg
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da.../foam_glue.jpg

Behind the seat belt you can see foam facing the other direction, there were huge empty pockets back there with some holes straight to the engine bay, I bet a lot of noise was coming from there so I filled them with foam too:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/foam_3.jpg

Here is the driver side carpet installed, sorry it was dark out and couldn't get a really good pic:
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/carpet_1.jpg
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/carpet_2.jpg

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Looks awesome!!

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Looks great

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Nice little bunk you're building back there! Just park on a steep hill and cuddle up for the night!

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Finished the carpet today, lucky Menards had the exact same carpet in stock. Here is the finished product with harness bar installed. You can the see anti sub belts mounted through the floor on the passenger side.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...arpet_done.jpg

And seats back in.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da..._installed.jpg

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Will be ready for rides soon?

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Nice! I'm in Des Moines now, ill pm you tomorrow, need a ride for sure

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Cool, just let me know, I should be able to get the undertray and other stuff buttoned up soon to go for a quick drive.

I painted the console with plastidip tonight, turned out pretty good. The only thing I don't like about it is it leaves fingerprints and dirt marks really easy. Compare to how I received the car, I think it's a ton nicer.
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...le_painted.jpghttp://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...interior_2.jpg

New carbon wing!
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...arbon_wing.jpg