making a custom intake model with 3D software

[NobleSix]

hey folks. the title pretty much sums it up. if i did it right, there should be a pic of a rough sketch of what i would like to make, and a picture of the truck that gave me the inspiration.

the engine in the red truck appears to be a 292 inline 6. the truck im making this intake for is also running the inline 292. more pics can be found in my sig for references.

as another personal hobby of mine, i do pepakura, or papercraft. basically you take a 3D rendering of some object, and with the help of another program, it lets me print out a pattern on some 110 lb. card stock and cut out and paste together individual pieces to actually make said object, in this case, a slightly modified air intake for a monojet. that paper model of our object can then be resin/fiber glassed, or rondo/bondo'd...ect... and turned into something more fathomable than just a simple piece of cardstock.

i kinna would use metal but the weight of the entire thing concerns me...+vibrations, potholes, ( streets suck here. terribly ) ect.

aluminum was a thought but the expense + not having the ability to weld aluminum.

plastic was also a thought, pvc and the like. but then quickly dismissed. im just being paranoid but the combination of the heat and the fuel vapors plus the intense sometimes sub zero temps of winter combine for incredibly short service life. cause what if the pvc setup just plain shatters for what ever reason.

i havnt found someone local or an aftermarket company who can build one for around 50 bucks...

so my question is:

is there anyone familiar enough with 3D modeling software they could make a simple model of my idea that i could then turn into a pepakura and so on and so forth.

the diameter of the tube that the air filter clamps on to i was thinking 4 inches would suffice.

the rectangle shaped part has a 3 inch diameter hole for the mono-jet. there has to be sort of ridge or lip that gives one inch of clearance, to not interfere with the manual choke linkage. under the hood there is about 8 inches of clearance, so the rectangle portion should be a little shorter than that. in the picture of the red truck, it looks to be between 2 and 4 inches "tall" if you will. i dont know if that was for aesthetics or space or what but it seems too small so another inch or two on top of that would be perfect.

so basically we have a rectangle and its sitting on a 1 inch tall, 3 inch in diameter circle.

the rectangle extends over the valve cover, and comes to a transition.

the transtion goes from rectangle to 4 inch in diameter round tube.

the transition would gently angle at the same time, much like in the red truck picture, pointing the 4inch dia. section of tube at the ground by about 40 degrees or so.

the 4 inch dia. tube section needs only to be 3 inches in length. i can clamp on additional tube if need be at this point.


sorry to write a novel for this. i have no skills in 3D rendering at all, aside from assembling the models themselves, and im not trying to copy what the guy with the red truck already did. im just trying to improve on a neat idea i saw.

as always, any ideas. suggestions, and help is greatly appreciated.