OK so this is my first write up on HT don't be to critical on me.

i came home today from class and realized i haven't been under my hood since my last oil change. i opened the hood and found a rusty old air filter on my intake,so as i was changing the filter i thought about my friends car who has intake block off. being me i am way to cheap and love making stuff way to much to go buy one so i went through my scrap and found nothing.

as my neighbor was working on his EF hatch in the driveway i saw he was putting a new hood on it. i walked over and asked if i could cut up his old one and he did not mind at all. we measured it out and found i needed a 12''wide x 20''long sheet i mocked it up with a piece of cardboard (which i would always recommend) before doing any fabrication.

after tracing the cut out on the blank sheet of metal use a plasma cutter or other tool to get your final cutout. find your bend point and mark it. you can use a couple of boards or a bench bender to get the bend you desire. but don't forget about the intake check clearance and mark for the last cut you should have to make.

find the bolts you want to use (i used a bolt located on the shock tower that was holding a connector for the rear and i used the front fender bolt shown in pics) and use a punch to mark your drill points. after drilling check again for fitment.

after you have all your cuts finished get you sand paper out and smooth out all the corners and rough edges. sand blast, prime, and paint.

pretty simple only took a few hours for me to complete (more if you plan to paint)

 

making parts yourself is the most enjoyable part of modifying a car.

the vacuum chart is a nice touch, haha. very creative.

a little constructive criticism; you should still swap the filter for one W/O steel mesh. this is a sign of low quality and will eventually hurt flow. on that thought, it seems you've secured the cover very well... but have made future inspection/replacement a tedious job. maybe add a hinged lid...? haha. thanks for sharing.

 

Nice job. I love DIY mods. Its the funnest part about tuning a non-mainstream platform like accords.. or at least thats my opinion.




Also, get that thing and your intake powdercoated the same color.. some crazy color too.

I would also think about relocating the battery to catch more looks.

Lastly I would add a rubber gasket type of lining around the sharp edges to make it look more professional.

 

Balwin: thank you and i am planning on getting some rubber around the edge of where the intake goes under the plate today, with the crappy stock motor mounts, the torque of the motor makes the intake clank and rub against the plate and is rather annoying
as for the color i wanted the vacuum diagram to be showing for a little joke between me and a few friends who always call me to ask about vacuum lines on there ef's.

hondamark35: thank you also and i swapped the old filter for a new k&n high flow. as for the future inspection the hinged lid would be a good idea however it wouldn't have that clean one piece look. (even though the unpainted look isn't too clean)
and i just figured it wouldn't be to much of a hassle to remove two bolts when i need to replace it

 

excellent work there, the isolation will be even more effective if you were to use insulating tape/wrap on the metal itself but then it would obscure your vac diagram..

Good call on the K+N, I prefer AEM myself, but anything is better than those cheapo metallic filters

 

i was thinking about doing this aswell.. what if i just taped around the diagram?? and i was goin to go with aem but i got the k&n for free i dont mind performance wise its a stock f23a1 with 60k miles..i mean theres no power there anyway its just for gas milage as of now