In a message dated 7/10/02 2:47:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
thoma@MINDSPRING.COM writes:

> If there's somewhere I could post a couple of pictures of the passenger side
> mold "plug" I'd be happy to so you can get an idea of what the finished,
> unpainted, fiberglass scoops will look like.  I have no idea what to charge
> for these things, but suffice to say I have probably 100 hours of design
> and fabrication work in them up to this point.  Actually making a couple of
> scoops will probably only take several hours, including about $20 worth of
> materials.  Let me know if you're interested and what you think they're
> worth.
>
>

actually, Winkler of Germany makes some, which ken wilford (Van-Again)
sells..   usually most of Winklers stuff is junk, (my personal experience)
but the scoops they make arent too bad. ive seen some in person.   not sure
how much of a "ram-air" effect they do, but they look interesting..  i dont
think i'd pay the $200+ that they cost, tho..   if the ones youre
contemplating on making are more affordable, as well as asthetically
pleasing, id be very interested..
on a side note - i think the main purpose of the rear vents is a heat outlet
- heat rises.. dissapates out the vents.. the introduction of more air into
the engine compartment has been a long-debated issue.. moreso with the
aircooled vans.. (the majority of the cooling the WBX gets is from the
radiator)  i remember reading a old Gene Berg article on the addition of
aftermarket side scoops to a '67 bus - whether or not it helped cool the
aircooled engine..    anyone know the actual thermo-dynamics of this?
chris