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First mod was the Sport Antenna thanks to CustomSorento.

Next I decided to get all around matching tent.

Had to get the In-channel Window Visors thanks to CustomSorento.

After I hit my first deer at 65 mph on the back roads of Southeastern Kansas, I decided that it would be a good idea to get a little protection up front, just in case it happens again.  I'll admit, it really changes the look of my baby and I love it.

These tires saved my life on more than one occasion this winter, their 255/75R16 Cooper all terrain tires, great tread debt and amazing grip on anything and everything I go over or through.

After all the outside work I put into her, I decided it was time to upgrade the interior some.  First I installed my Kenwood fold out deck.
When my car is turned off, you can't see it through my tent.

When I'm drivin...

My new punch dual coil 12' sub and kenwood 1000watt amp, for some unknown reason my last infinity dual coil 12' sub decided to short out on me.

Just a little Porn of my baby, sorry she's so dirty but as you can see from my Snow in March gallery, my Sorento is a little dirty and I haven't had a chance to clean her up yet because of all the rain we have been getting down here.

Future Mods:
Daystar 2" coil lift kit
Full exhaust (not sure if I want dual exhaust or just single catback)
Cold Air Intake (half-done)
Full Red neon on all buttons, dials, floor boards, and Sub box
Black out headlights and taillights
HID Xenon lights
Fog Lights
more to come......

I was finally able to start working on my list and custom built a warm air intake thanks to the help of some great Spectre parts.  If you want to see how I made it here is the thread:

http://www.sorentosite.com/forum/showthr...p?tid=5556

Hopefully by next week, I'll be able to fab up my own heat shield out of some .25 inch steel in order to make my intake into a make shift cold air intake.  

So I got a little bored over the weekend and decided to make myself a heat shield and water barrier for my filter.  I started out just going and buying a waterproof battery container for bass boats, but after hacking and destroying it, I decided that I could make something that looked a lot better with some sheet metal and tin sheers.  So 3 hours and $20 dollars later I now have a make shift heat shield for my Sorento.
All I did was go to Lowes and purchase a 12x24 piece of 1/8 sheet metal, then went to my local Autozone and purchased a few feet of weather stripping to pad the side.  
I started out by making a bend 1.5 inch 90 degree bend on one for the sides so that I could curve the piece to properly in order to wrench it down into place with the factory bolts and nuts.  

I made to knock's in the metal, and folded them inward and drilled one hole in each flap in order to attach them to the factory bolts.

I then marked the angle I wanted and drew a curving line downward in order for it to fit snuggly under the hood.



I then cut a rectangular piece in order to thread my Spectre intake into the throttle body.




I am extremely satisfied with the outcome and hopefully this will help my engine perform a little bit better in the end.