Nice... really Nice,
Enjoy the build, it looks great... sorry about the idiot who damaged the new paint. The blue is a great color.
A good color is so hard to find, I went crazy finding the right yellow for mine. I wound up with 7 coats of "Smart" car and 4 coats of gold pearl 3 coats clear. Best of luck and again it looks great.
Joe 6656
Recived my new valve-covers today:
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Some new tires to try out next summer:
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Front:
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Seems like I need a extra pair of rims now in 8 + 12 x 18".....
Testing of how far in I want my two-barrel shotgun.
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trying out an idea for the area around the exhaust. Not the final finish of course, since I have just mocked up the parts to see if it turns out like I want.
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Another wiew.
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where did you get the carbon fiber exhaust cover/trim? what are your plans for the old exhaust body cutouts? maybe carbon fiber
quote:Originally posted by ShotgunGrooms:
where did you get the carbon fiber exhaust cover/trim? what are your plans for the old exhaust body cutouts? maybe carbon fiber
If you think about the panel around the dampers, I made it myself (a sandwich construction to be stiff) that bolts to the holes the original mesh used. The cutouts, I dont know about yet. Will need to think about that for a while.
Are those motorcycle mufflers?
No. They are typical dampers used by the Supra-tuner-drifter-guys. It has a detachable insert that gives it allmost free flow when no silencing is needed..
Started work on some side scoops. Plan not to loose all the visibility you do with the carbon type, so they will be made in lexan, and have attachment for a 4" hose to rout the air. Will have an opening of 2". This is just a test, and the plug will be made much nicer to get good looking parts. As you can see in the red sircle further down, all imperfections in the plug show after vacum is applied.
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Scoop. Still no opening, but you get it.
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Rear pice.
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Together..
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Mock up of scoop on car. Dirty parts give much bad reflections, but in reality it looks quite good, and doest stand out as much as a colored piece will.
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sideview. Should have cleaned of the window and scoop first.
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Sideview. Should have cleaned the parts befor I took the photos..
quote:Started work on some side scoops.
How did you make those lexan side scoops. Beautiful work! Also, what are you pointing out with the red circle in the picture with the scoops together?