Thread: Is this heresy?

Evening all,

I wish to pose a quick question. I have recently acquired a tropical roof panel, which I will most likely be using as the crowning glory on my rather lengthy IIA rebuild. It's from a long wheelbase vehicle (mine's an 88"), so I will be doing a bit of a cut-and-shut if I fit it. It's not a train smash if it's not "original", but I want to keep the factory feel of the vehicle (it used to have all sorts of rough home-made rubbish inflicted upon it). The original vents which usually fit into the main roof panel are ridiculously expensive and not an option. So, I am either going to use the panel without any under-panel vents and still at least get the advantage of shading the roof skin..... or I may use some different vents. I will paste below some pictures of some of my options at present. Here's what I am thinking of having above the driver's and passenger's seats to draw air down into the cabin:



I reckon the 8.5"x6.5" one might be the go.



Now, as to exhaust ducting (which I want to fit as far to the rear of the main roof as possible), I was thinking of maybe using two of these:



Obviously, all items would be pretty much hidden under the tropical roof.

The big question is: Is this heresy? Is this butchery of the "original" feel? It does make me feel uncomfortable to think of cutting holes in the roof panel....

Or, should I think of it as "bespoke" and therefore dead-cool and nifty?

Cheers,

John

I have seen scupper vents in the front doors that would be effective at removing the heat from the eng. around the driver and passenger.
There were similar on the FJ40 and worked well.
You need to increase the pressure in order to control or stop the dust getting in.