IT'S ALIVE!!! (and holy crap it's fast!!!)
#17
Three Wheelin'
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if you take it down to primer then leave it i would spray some sealer over the entire job after your primer to seal it- primer soaks up water and causes rust. Its meant to hold the paint. What is that hatch man? i have a nice factory one you can put on that in the meantime if you need....
#18
Rainman
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why not remove the elbow and instead run a pipe forward and through the radiator support (where the ic pipe goes on a turbo) and put your filter under the badge panel? you could use a reducer from the stock TB down to 2.5 or 3" whatever will fit through that hole and it would work out and youd still have a cold air pickup.
#19
Three Wheelin'
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i'd need to drop the engine down, because the water pump sits pretty close below the elbow. If i could lower the engine a few inches i would be able to do that, but then i wouldn't have much of a problem with hood clearance.
#22
Three Wheelin'
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LMAO!! now that's a good idea!!
it's definitely staying for quite a while, i'll make some minor modifications to it to break up the large front face and the sides (vents, raised emblems...) personally i don't even like how it looks in the pictures, but when you look at it in person, and you see the profile, it looks absolutely MEAN...the sound doesn't hurt either haha!
it's definitely staying for quite a while, i'll make some minor modifications to it to break up the large front face and the sides (vents, raised emblems...) personally i don't even like how it looks in the pictures, but when you look at it in person, and you see the profile, it looks absolutely MEAN...the sound doesn't hurt either haha!
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Congrats on the finished product, nothing beats the satisfaction of huge project like that successfully completed, and I definitely want to see some videos too. That being said, I just finished ranting about function over form...but holy hell what did you do?! Haha, just playing...the worse it looks the more of a sleeper it is
#28
On the Radar
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Awesome Ethan!
When you first told me about this, I thought "yea right good luck you'll never do it."
I guess showed me and everyone else.
Congrats man! You must feel great about it.
When you first told me about this, I thought "yea right good luck you'll never do it."
I guess showed me and everyone else.
Congrats man! You must feel great about it.
#29
Three Wheelin'
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isn't it crazy?! last year when i bought it from you i remember you saying "good luck..." as in "yeah right..." haha!! i just had to prove you and everyone else wrong! that and i wanted a kick *** car!!
once i'm sure it's not going to break on me, i'll bring it up and give you a test drive...i think you deserve that!
once i'm sure it's not going to break on me, i'll bring it up and give you a test drive...i think you deserve that!