[Vic1947]

Thanks, guys. I finished my homemade louver press. The "English wheel" I used as the frame for it deflected too much, so I had to tack a piece of channel to the front of it make it solid. If I ever need to use the wheel, I can zip the channel off with a Dremel cutoff tool.

After getting the dies aligned, I punched a test panel. Looked pretty good, so I proceeded to the real thing. Both side panels are now louvered and ready to prep for self-etching primer and a coat of matte silver to match the fenderwells. The anodized finish was pretty close to the rest of the inner fender, but it was hard to keep clean. The painted surface is much more forgiving. Hopefully I can get a decent color match but regardless, it should be better than what I had.

I'm not sure how much the louvers will help, but I don't reckon they can hurt. I believe the best mod I made was the larger, more powerful fans, but summer will be the real test.