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  • Brian.B
    Brian.B
    Brian.
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    #140

    Getting it stealthed? ;)

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    • GunMetalGreyG
      GunMetalGreyG
      GunMetalGrey
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      #141

      Indeed, will be getting some black radiator paint

      Though a friend may have a hookup on anodizing it!

      Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.

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      • Brian.B
        Brian.B
        Brian.
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        #142

        Did you check if it could get anodized?

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        • GunMetalGreyG
          GunMetalGreyG
          GunMetalGrey
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          #143

          Posted Image

          Quick mock up, followed by the good stuff!

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          Nice fit, but the valance needs work!

          Started off with some smaller cuts

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          Made a few extra cuts for better flow,

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          ended up with that!

          Fits very well!

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          And just to see what it would look like all tucked in there!

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          I quite like it!

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          • R
            R
            Rowleym
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            #144

            Yum. What size is that by the way? I wish I could take my damn bumper offfffff

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            sk8 or die

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            • GunMetalGreyG
              GunMetalGreyG
              GunMetalGrey
              wrote on last edited by
              #145

              28x9x2.75

              Not being able to get a bumper off sucks, and any other way sucks hardcore.

              Take off the bumper skin yet?

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              • Brian.B
                Brian.B
                Brian.
                wrote on last edited by
                #146

                Thin intercooler is thin. Looks good though! ;)

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                • GunMetalGreyG
                  GunMetalGreyG
                  GunMetalGrey
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #147

                  Any thicker and I wouldn't be able to run a bumper or valance lol

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                  • R
                    R
                    Rowleym
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #148

                    Damn. Mine is like 26x10x3. This will be fun. And no I haven't. I'm basically spending this entire winter break in my garage. Should be fun.

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                    sk8 or die

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                    • GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGrey
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #149

                      It will fit, its just going to take a bit of massaging of the valence. Get out the grinder!

                      Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.

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                      • B
                        B
                        B C
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                        #150

                        thats some tidy fitment. Kudos for not resorting to mounting it in front of the valance, that always looks turrible

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                        • GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGrey
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #151

                          I can't stand it in front of the valence! It's all about the stealth.

                          Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.

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                          • B
                            B
                            B C
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #152

                            GunMetalGrey said:

                            I can't stand it in front of the valence! It's all about the stealth.

                            Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.

                            paint it black, moar stelth

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                            • GunMetalGreyG
                              GunMetalGreyG
                              GunMetalGrey
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #153

                              Tis the plan!

                              Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.

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                              • suspencefulS
                                suspencefulS
                                suspenceful
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #154

                                Looks great Ben. Can't wait for this to be finished up so we can boost around together.

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                                • DrLeadFootD
                                  DrLeadFootD
                                  DrLeadFoot
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #155

                                  I like!!! Keep it up!

                                  Just a heads up that I will hopefully be copying you so hard with the intercooler placement/size.

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                                  • GunMetalGreyG
                                    GunMetalGreyG
                                    GunMetalGrey
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #156

                                    good deal!

                                    its a snug fit!

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                                    • B
                                      B
                                      B C
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #157

                                      DrLeadFoot said:

                                      I like!!! Keep it up!

                                      Just a heads up that I will hopefully be copying you so hard with the intercooler placement/size.

                                      Turbo S52!?!? fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

                                      Lots of turbines being installed in these parts as of late

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                                      • GunMetalGreyG
                                        GunMetalGreyG
                                        GunMetalGrey
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #158

                                        In lieu of having a snow day I decided to do some work!

                                        Started off by fabing up a intercooler mount, it is a bolt on piece because I didn't want to weld onto the body for it, and it actually ended up being easier to mount it this way!

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                                        Looks simple but silly things like that take a long time to make! Will be painting all of it soon.

                                        Then took out my windshield because I had some bubbling under the paint on the drivers side A pillar, which was really bothering me. I have never taken out a windshield before, but dang is it easy!

                                        Was greeted by this!

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                                        Nice hole, and the bubbling is all still in there....

                                        And then on the passenger side there was a bit of bubbling going on. It didn't look too bad, but wrong again!

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                                        I think I will be cutting these pieces out of good shells and welding them into the car, so I needed to do one more thing to ensure that it would be easy.

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                                        Bye Bye dash! Actually wasn't too bad to take out!

                                        And here is another shot of the A pillar rust, from an odd angle of course!

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                                        More to come!

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                                        • suspencefulS
                                          suspencefulS
                                          suspenceful
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #159

                                          You don't understand how happy I am that you're doing things the right way. I regret tearing my car apart this summer and not tackling the things that really bothered me.

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