Madd Doc, thanks for the offer. The more I look at them, the more I'm leaning towards having them chromed. With the black bolts, black wires and the black wire holders, I think the chrome would stand out.
By the way....... you can probably tell this about me already but, I totally agree with your quote of building your own stuff vs buying.
Thanks Kim, it makes a nice color base for just about any accents.
ol'blazer, I'm glad you like it. I went through catalogs and web sites looking for an air filter housing that didn't expose the filter element. I understand the open element helps air flow, but I decided looking at the element gets old.
I drew out a couple ideas on cardboard and came up with this.
Here's a look inside.
Still working on the kleenex holder .............