justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/29/14 at 07:28:28:Have you taken a pic of the savage & photoshopped it yet? If not, ya mite want to. That scoop fits into that bikes overall shape, it doesnt look like an afterthought, a scoop on a savage? I dunno,, & when you get done putting the time in, you may not dig it as much as ya think now.. Mite be ahead to step back & see what its really gonna look like,
I don't use photoshop, but yes I've not only drawn up my design (going between a few different ones as I get further in and have a better feel of the inside geometry I'll go from there. I've started my mold and not from pictures, it's a one off mold on the frame side. I've made the proper measurements to make sure it runs parallel to the ground and I'm going to use a little trig to figure the general slope of the scoop as the best designs seems to run tangent to the tire and then open up a few degrees. I may not be a professional by any means at mechanics but I am obsessive and anal as hell. I've spent months already just thinking about doing this, I just started the thread not long ago but I've brought this up before. Also, your skepticism about an air scoop on a Savage, I'm just curious, so you do not think that blue one I posted last night looks good? I love it but I mean do you not even like it at all. There are other Savages out there that I've seen with air scoops and honestly, this is probably one of two that I thought looked like it belonged there, and this one wasn't even custom made for it, it was just salvaged from another bike. So I guess what I'm saying is I have and will continue to think about the best design and functionality, and any other details one could think of until it's done. If at that point I don't like what I've produced, I'll try again as its cheap as hell to make a mold. I am in finals week to graduate and I HAVE to pass my classes or I'm basically never graduating, I got to bed at 3:30am this morning and had to wake up at 6:30am, I was exhausted from being on campus all week, and u didn't get a minute of sleep because I was thinking of different ways to secure the scoop to the bike. Point being, I'm going to make this work out die from resin fume poisoning, lol. I think just the fact that I've posted a pic of a Savage with a sweet looking under scoop goes to show that yes it can be done while still looking really good.
That's my 2 cents...