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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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Amp rack design update:

Decided the effects lights in my amp rack were a little too bright and I wanted to try smoked acrylic windows and red LED lights instead of blue cathodes. I replaced the “alpine” and corvette logos with more personalized graphics.

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Lights off:




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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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As usual, looks great
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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very nice
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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Looks cool! Is that a fluxcapacitor in between the seats?
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by KenShores
Looks cool! Is that a fluxcapacitor in between the seats?
Was gonna mention the flux capacitor once I saw the photos!

Nice install. How bright is the rear when looking into your rear view mirror while driving at night?
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KenShores
Looks cool! Is that a fluxcapacitor in between the seats?
Nope, that's a warp drive


....soon to be replaced by a quantum slipstream drive
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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Nice rack....

Did you etch the plexiglass yourself and/or can you explain how it was done? I hear about using a dremel or sandblasting or finding a company that does laser etching......just wondered how you did it.

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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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Nice rack....

Did you etch the plexiglass yourself and/or can you explain how it was done? I hear about using a dremel or sandblasting or finding a company that does laser etching......just wondered how you did it.

Thanks,
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On version 1, I printed the image i wanted on a sheet of graph paper, lined up the plexi (taped it to the paper), then used a hand engraver to etch it.
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Very nicely Done!!
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