Catera V new mods

[catera00]

That grill looks bad a$$. Good job. Looks like its supposed to be there

[rinverso]

I'm purchased the side vents. what did you use to cut the fender? aviation snips, jigsaw???
thanks, robert
P.S. looks great!!

[Catera V]

I taped off the area to be cut, copied the template onto the tape and cut the opening using a die grinder. Slightly undersize initially and then gradually opened it up so the vent fit in. Check my pictures the vent has to be located 7/8 inch fwd of the vertical fender line or you will be into the cowl. The top surface of the vent at the rear is 2 inches down from the top of the fender highlight line. The top surface of the vent at the front is 1-3/4 down from the highlight line. There is a fender noise stuffer at the cowl, I just pushed it out of the way. Go slow! Good luck

[rinverso]

Originally Posted by Catera V

I taped off the area to be cut, copied the template onto the tape and cut the opening using a die grinder. Slightly undersize initially and then gradually opened it up so the vent fit in. Check my pictures the vent has to be located 7/8 inch fwd of the vertical fender line or you will be into the cowl. The top surface of the vent at the rear is 2 inches down from the top of the fender highlight line. The top surface of the vent at the front is 1-3/4 down from the highlight line. There is a fender noise stuffer at the cowl, I just pushed it out of the way. Go slow! Good luck

thanks for the info, will work on it this weekend. also ordered oem spoiler, tuning market euro grill, and painted brake cambers. its coming together. yours was the one i envied. good job, i'll post pictures when done.
thanks, robert

[elvin315]

For those that are interested in side vents for their Cateras, I found these. Look at the bottom half of the page:

http://www.body-kit.co.uk/acatalog/bonnet_vents.html

Too bad they don't sell outside the UK. Maybe one of our British cousins would act as middleman.

Elvin

[rinverso]

i got my bmw m3 style on ebay from "mackwarehouse" pretty good selection. paid $26.00 total incl. s/h

[rinverso]

when i cut into the fender where you did. do you seal the vent from water getting in. is there a benefit, to the vent other than looks. could it help cool the engine compartment for my cold air intake k&n.....
thank, robert

[Catera V]

There is only a small hole that would go into the engine compartment, so I would say no significant venting takes place. I did paint the edges of the hole so it would not rust. I would not expect much water to enter thru the vent in rain, but it would just run out at the bottom of the fender.

[rinverso]

great thought, i'll definitly paint the cut edge....thanks, it is pretty scarey taking that first cut into your car fender. wish me luck, robert

[andergar]

I'm looking for a source to replace my stock grille on my '00 Cat with a black mesh one. Catera V, Rinverso or anyone have a source and the cost. Great looking Cat, Cat V, any chance of vid with sound?