1972 Tvr Vixen (LS6 Pro-Touring Build)

[Queef|Chief]

this thing is great! i wish i would have stumbled upon this build earlier

[storey618]

please just leave it like that last picture <3

[GroceryGetter67]

now that is some engine porn right there! holy shit!

[veedubbin]

oh my god.

[godzillus]

Very cool... what kind of engine management are you thinking? I am contemplating that OBX manifold for my TR7.. great work!

[BadassVixen]

Well it looks like a plan came together and worked rather nicely with the Corvette clear hood insert and the TVR Vixen bonnet. *The screws are just temporary for fitment, and the body shop will fine tune the cut edge for a flush fit, but this should represent the concept.

[BadassVixen]

Very cool... what kind of engine management are you thinking? I am contemplating that OBX manifold for my TR7.. great work!

I will have my tuner do a massless tune on it like I have done in the past, and he will road tune it from there, but I am not honestly sure which programming he uses. I just let him do his magic,,and I don't worry about it. Lol

[BadassVixen]

I had a right before falling asleep idea pop into my head last night, and here is the rough in of that idea. I was thinking there should be a way to ensure cleaner air gets to the throttle bodies, along with ensuring that rock or road debris that might get past the inner fenders doesn't have a chance to get anywhere near the intakes, and I came up with this baffle that will seal against the underside of the bonnet and draw air from the rear hood opening.

This baffle also has a dual purpose as sort of a jewel case for the intake systems display under the glass, because it takes all the dark under hood background out, while having a reflective enhancement function. I will make the final piece out of aluminum and have some nice tig welding done, so it will look like it belongs there and to me says vintage race.

I still have to work out the back wall and a few bottom pieces, but I ran out of aluminum material I had laying around the shop. If you see the outdoor pics, you will notice the Dark Background that I feel this piece will eliminate.

[BadassVixen]

I think I have the final layout of the air baffle system for the individual throttle bodies, and it will gather plenty of air from the back of the hood and I will be adding the aluminum firewall insulation on the outside of it to allow cooler air and for a more race/purpose look.

I have screwed it all together with brackets so my welder can tack it all together and not try to fit and hold a bunch of pieces together, so I hope that aids for a nicer appearance once is all tig welded together, and all the bends and joints will be tig welded the full lengths for a multi piece fabricated look.

[Sebastianglenn]

I had a right before falling asleep idea pop into my head last night, and here is the rough in of that idea. I was thinking there should be a way to ensure cleaner air gets to the throttle bodies, along with ensuring that rock or road debris that might get past the inner fenders doesn't have a chance to get anywhere near the intakes, and I came up with this baffle that will seal against the underside of the bonnet and draw air from the rear hood opening.

This baffle also has a dual purpose as sort of a jewel case for the intake systems display under the glass, because it takes all the dark under hood background out, while having a reflective enhancement function. I will make the final piece out of aluminum and have some nice tig welding done, so it will look like it belongs there and to me says vintage race.

I still have to work out the back wall and a few bottom pieces, but I ran out of aluminum material I had laying around the shop. If you see the outdoor pics, you will notice the Dark Background that I feel this piece will eliminate.

i see that p1800

[delvin]

Do you worry about the front itb's not getting sufficient airflow? I'm not an engineer so that may be a dumb question.

[mikethevilla]

My word that window + baffling are gorgeous.

I had the same concern as Delvin though. It probably wouldn't look quite as pretty, but what if you surrounded the ITBs with a custom jumbo air filter instead of a metal baffle? Leave the top open like your current design, but have the filter seal with the hood to enclose and protect the trumpets?

[Meeve]

wow! Impressive work! That car is awesome. At first I thought this couldnt get any better. Then I saw the overfender.

I can't express how much this is dope

[TheTynosaur]

god damn this thing is amazing

[TWM Performance]

That hood is making me cry, it's too beautiful

- Renato