KJ Liberator Hood Vents

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Timber

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Slohio

• Aug 9, 2006

• #1

Has anyone seen the KJ Liberator in the new 4-Wheel Drive and Sport Utility magazine? If so, how do you think those hood vents were done? To me, it looks like it might just be some tightly spaced mesh adhered to the underside of the hood. I've searched elsewhere online quite extensively, and I found some pictures and brief descriptions but no real info. I can't even find Skunkwerks' website.
Mods: I know it's not an XJ, but the application would be for one.

 

BigG

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Michigan

• Aug 9, 2006

• #2

Pictures?

 

87manche

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Ohio

• Aug 9, 2006

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muddshutter

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Fighting Giblet Burg, Va

• Aug 9, 2006

• #4

what are we looking at anyway? The grille or ?????

 

87manche

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Ohio

• Aug 9, 2006

• #5

the vent 6" in front of the wiper cowl.
Looks like expanded metal to me, but remember that show cars don't have to be terribly functional when they're not driven in the rain

 

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Timber

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Slohio

• Aug 9, 2006

• #6

87manche said:

the vent 6" in front of the wiper cowl.
Looks like expanded metal to me, but remember that show cars don't have to be terribly functional when they're not driven in the rain

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Right, but it seems that it must be at least somewhat functional if the engineers took it to Moab. The other thing is that I haven't looked at the underhood layout of the 2.5L CRD engine yet. That might give me some clues as to placement, but I'm really just interested in what they covered the holes with.
EDIT: Oh, yeah. The pics I'm going by are, as mentioned in the original post, those in the current 4-Wheel Drive and Sport Utility magazine. Otherwise, a Google search is effective to a minimal degree. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=kj+liberator&btnG=Search

 

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Chero-King

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Up here eh?

• Aug 9, 2006

• #7

A quick search on altavista and came up with this from jeepforum http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=240021

Not much help as to what they used, but good pictures of the vents. Looks like some type of mesh to me.


EDIT heres another good shot of them:

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/51352,7793,0,0/photo.aspx

http://www.wjjeeps.com/misc/sema_2003/sema_2003.htm

The first pic on that last link Says it has a "louvered Hood".
Still really no help to his question but oh well.

 

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SLAYER

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Roseville/California

• Aug 9, 2006

• #8

Looks alright in the rear 44. But in the front, IFS? I hate liberty's.
The vents would be nice if it had drainage rails. Looks like cheesy mesh to me.

 

RichP

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Location

Effort, Pa

• Aug 9, 2006

• #9

Man, that transfer case is just looking for a rock to rip it off on...and I thought ZJ's had a low one...

The vents though have given me some ideas...
Noticed some nice fender vents on the new Buick Lucerne that caught my eye..