Custom Cold-air

And now to elaborate on the custom-underhood CAI for the SC/302. I built this under the project name of my company NSP Motorsports. After doing the fiberglass speaker mount, this was going to be a piece of cake. I wanted something that would stand out and definitely give the engine bay some spunk (as if the huge Kenne Bell sitting there wasn't enough). This air box had to be specifically designed to fit my car because I also needed room for a overflow-reservoir, and I didn't want to mount mine to the back of the radiator like I've seen done before. It just looks trashy. 

 

Here is the original mock-up. The inward curve is where the overflow-bottle would mount, 

while still providing enough space for the filter to fully function.

I was guessing the entire time on how the overflow would fit, because I'm impatient and had only ordered it while I was building the box. I had most of the dimensions, but there was still a bit of guesswork I had to do.

Here's the filter being tested for size and angle. Everything looks good!

I originally used a screw and washer to hold it all in place, but later I decided that a plastic rivet 

looked more professional.

 Got the NSP Motorsports vinyl decal on. Looks good!

And here is the finished product. I think it looks great. I obviously don't have the reservoir

bottle installed here, but you can see where it is supposed to sit.

I noticed a 10* cooler difference in the engine temperature overall (as compared to before, where the filter was half-exposed, and half-inside the fender-well). It never goes above 175*, and the air flows smoothly through the box. 

Vinylography

The seats in my Mustang have been bad for almost as long as I've had the car. The leather started to crack and rip, so I put seat covers over them to slow down the process of destruction. I think I had them on there for about 3 or 4 years before I finally got around to taking care of the problem. I estimated the cost of reupholstering the front two seats to be around $300 for the front two seats in white leather, just like stock. But this is no stock Mustang. No, this is an SC/302, and I do not have things done for me. I do things myself. So I decided to reupholster my seats myself in black and white vinyl, with custom SC/302 embroidery. Check it out.

The old, nasty cracked leather seat compared to the new white vinyl.

I worked on the front bolster first, and when it was finished I compared it to the rest of the seat.

Picture-wise it looks very simple, but cutting the patterns and making everything fit right took quite a long time.

I remember staying up till 8 in the morning working on the embroidery for the back of the seat. 

 Here is the completed shell for the back of the seat.

And here is the seat completely finished. It is very wrinkly in this picture, but it has settled after being used a few times and it looks really good. I don't have a picture at the moment, but when I get new pictures I will post them up.