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I've just had a brilliant idea...Solves all these problems.
Put a Prius drivetrain into an XJ.
Less heat and plenty of power..........for the fridge.
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I'm wondering if you could use the back panel of washing machines, or clothes driers. ? They are louvered.

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I've just had a brilliant idea...Solves all these problems.
Put a Prius drivetrain into an XJ.
Less heat and plenty of power..........for the fridge.
No way!! Do you know how much environmental damage the manufacture of those NiMH batteries causes!!


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I've also been considering this... why would you want to be able to close off a rear facing scoop?

Those with vents... what do you do about water getting in? Do you just position them not to hit anything electrical or can it be drained away somehow without affecting the flow of air?
Water?
What do you do when it rains?
Catch the bus and leave the xj at home, inside?
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I,m about to vent my bonnet. I have installed a big Rad. No overheating issues but the underbonnet temps do get hot. I plan to install vents like JJ's only smaller. Those vents come in 3 and 5 fin in stainless made for boats.
Boat stuff is usually expensive. How much do these cost?
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Go-jeep has already done a lot of work in figuring this out.

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoBonnetVents.htm
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Boat stuff is usually expensive. How much do these cost?
The SS 5 louvre units like I used were around $25 ea.....
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