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Time for a cold one, looks good, was wondering about fit till I saw the side brackets, makes for a nice clean edge. Keep the pics coming!
Good luck
I will have to fiberglass all the cut edges for support/to prevent cracking/to make the edges look better.
Originally Posted by rvzio
Pretty creative DG. Once complete you will be able to let people know which way you want to go when driving.
ZIO
It's worse than that.......once the grill assembly is set correctly and the opening is fiberglassed.....I GET TO INSTALL THE BUMPER BRACKETS AND THE CHROME BUMPER THAT'S HANGING ON THE PEGBOARD!
Originally Posted by 13611
Good job DG. What's up with the new "Thanked" stats in the members info area? I would thank you but I don't know how!!!
LOL......it's new to me too....I'll have to set aside a DAY to thank everyone who has helped/advised me!
Originally Posted by loup68
I used my Dremel motor tool to drill the holes from the INSIDE of the grill opening, through the bracket holes. It made things a lot easier. Lou.
Why THANKS Lou.....you just saved me from another headache!
Looking Good Tony ,
Nice work you got going on with the grill .
Thanks....I've been reading modification threads for the last year and finally have the courage to give it a try. Members are giving me some great advice about making the process as simple as possible (good news for my PTSD brain).
So far..............pre-modification to present progress..........
I'll try to rough in the passenger-side grill and the center grill tomorrow.....the 2 chrome lower trim pieces should be here.
Last edited by doorgunner; Sep 10, 2015 at 11:30 PM.
ZIO replied: Here are a few different angles Tony. Something specific and close up let me know and I will go down and take a picture. Hope these help.
ZIO
YOU DA' MAN!
Now I'll be able to do the final trimming before re-fiberglassing!
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Last edited by doorgunner; Sep 11, 2015 at 05:48 PM.
That's some great news about your car finally running good. A little tweaking like you mentioned and you'll be off to the races!
ZIO
I adjusted the float level and decreased the spark plug gap (sooty plugs).....which caused a need to adjust the idle air screws and the base idle rpm.
I drove the car and it has better throttle response (before, it was a little sluggish---similar to my Harley Davidson when I had it running too rich).....BUT when I looked at the sidepipe exhaust tips, they were completely black with soot.
So I removed the plugs and checked them for fouling.....THEY WERE NICE AND CLEAN/TAN-COLORED!
Then it HIT me.........."DUMMY!"
The soot in the exhaust tips was there because of the PREVIOUS RICH FUEL MIXTURE!
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Last edited by doorgunner; Sep 13, 2015 at 01:37 PM.
