Mikevv Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) Hi guys, as some of you may know, I'm trying to make an old 5.0 litre Mercedes v8 crankshaft into a bedside lamp to match the table I've already made. And I Can always use it for giving the burglar a headache, if I can lift the damned thing in time So far I'm using an old Subaru DBA brake disc kindly donated by Clark Motorsport ( all I needed to do was pay postage ) as a base, then trying to figure out some weird bracket to mount them together, and lastly I was thinking of using some form of air filter as a lamp shade Sort of like this http://beforeitsnews...3af905172ae.jpg My only issue is I have no idea how to get a big ass air filter like that, or if the light inside will simply cook it. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Or are there other unusual coloured ones? Red isn't my thing as I'm sure it will fade to pink with the light Blue or green would look cool in my opinion, but then again, take this from a guy who wears 3/4s all year round Cheers guys, let me know what you think too!!! Edited September 29, 2015 by Mikevv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Use an LED lightbulb for less heat. Try looking for cone filters for agricultural or industrial vehicles (like CAT Earthmovers etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikevv Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Use an LED lightbulb for less heat. Try looking for cone filters for agricultural or industrial vehicles (like CAT Earthmovers etc) I was thinking like that, either a CAT, or some form of HGV Found some crappy eBay ones for like £5 hahaha who cares, it's just for looks right? Althought, bragging rights that my "CAI adds up to 15 bhp to my lamp" could be a laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllyB Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Is it going to need some sort of remap to take full advantage of the filter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikevv Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Is it going to need some sort of remap to take full advantage of the filter ? Not yet, gonna fit a plenum spacer and an exhaust first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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