He can make me one 
This is childish. Maybe next time you want feedback on your handy work be sure to specify "good comments only, criticism hurts my feelings."
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Melting Slicks
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From: Strongsville Ohio
Funny, how i read like atleast 5 comments on where guys are almost laughing at what i made, not once did i say "Come check out this great plate" i simply showed a pic of my FIRST time doing something with fiberglass. and u guys have the sence to bash it and try and make funn. well u guys are really cool...thought this place was for good sense members?? maybe u vette owners are the ones who dont even wave either....well anyways, go pay 500 for the other one then wont hurt my feelings..thanks to the guys who said something nice, and gave me advice....
Melting Slicks
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From: Cleveland OHIO
A Better Idea
Buy a clear plastic front license plate cover. They sell them that retain the body lines of the C4. You can cut a slot in it or a bowtie or whatever else you like. Paint it body color from the inside since it's clear so it won't chip. You would want to clean it and scuff it with
400 grit nothing rougher since you have to fill the scratches with paint.
400 grit nothing rougher since you have to fill the scratches with paint.
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Drifting
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From: Corinth TX
Don't let anyone discourage you ... best way to learn is try small projects like this.
And read, read, read....
A good fiberglass fabrication site (body panels, speaker boxes,etc.) is here.
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php
Some really cool video's of a guy making molds and parts here.
It really shows the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfftRVKwYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s80aYo3esQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hgStrvaOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEa5_WHQZo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62AGalE5P6g
P.S. you have to sit thru a little political statement at the beginning of the video's? But fiberglass part is worth the weirdness...
And read, read, read....
A good fiberglass fabrication site (body panels, speaker boxes,etc.) is here.
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php
Some really cool video's of a guy making molds and parts here.
It really shows the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfftRVKwYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s80aYo3esQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hgStrvaOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEa5_WHQZo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62AGalE5P6g
P.S. you have to sit thru a little political statement at the beginning of the video's? But fiberglass part is worth the weirdness...
That looks like do do,good idea tho,take it off , fill and sand with bondo,it sands easier than fiberglass.Make it look better before putting it on your car
Le Mans Master
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From: The Old Dominion
Le Mans Master
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From: Greenville SC
Buy a clear plastic front license plate cover. They sell them that retain the body lines of the C4. You can cut a slot in it or a bowtie or whatever else you like. Paint it body color from the inside since it's clear so it won't chip. You would want to clean it and scuff it with
400 grit nothing rougher since you have to fill the scratches with paint.
400 grit nothing rougher since you have to fill the scratches with paint.
Pro
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From: chiefland fl
well...you gotta start somewhere? 3 degrees is HUGE for a Corvette, you might could make it outta that sheet metal piece's they sell at home depot, bend it, shape it, glass it, they even have a cool looking aluminum grill you can cut and put in, its usually in the ac duct area.
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From: chiefland fl
this is the kinda stuff i like to see in a post, if you must knock the idea, at least offer and alternative? and be helpfull?
"Don't let anyone discourage you ... best way to learn is try small projects like this.
And read, read, read....
A good fiberglass fabrication site (body panels, speaker boxes,etc.) is here.
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php
Some really cool video's of a guy making molds and parts here.
It really shows the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfftRVKwYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s80aYo3esQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hgStrvaOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEa5_WHQZo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62AGalE5P6g
"Don't let anyone discourage you ... best way to learn is try small projects like this.
And read, read, read....
A good fiberglass fabrication site (body panels, speaker boxes,etc.) is here.
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php
Some really cool video's of a guy making molds and parts here.
It really shows the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfftRVKwYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s80aYo3esQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hgStrvaOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEa5_WHQZo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62AGalE5P6g
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Melting Slicks
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From: Strongsville Ohio
WOW, never thought about cutting a whole underneath the SLP claw and putting in a filter...thats smart..but anywase, today i put the stock plate back and on my car did not cool off. i was driving around 215-234 temps untill i got home, not too many stop lights either..im going back to MY custom plate, BUT im cutting a whole in the original plate, i hate the look of the one i made..
Team Owner
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
The SLP claw is a waste of money, hope you don't have it.
If you want your cold-air system to do more for the car than fill the engine compartment with dirt, then it needs to be a sealed system. And the frontal area of the inlet needs to be as large as possible. This will allow it to build pressure and feed 100% of the cold air to the engine, not allowing the engine to suck in hot air, or the cold air to blow everywhere else.
If you want your cold-air system to do more for the car than fill the engine compartment with dirt, then it needs to be a sealed system. And the frontal area of the inlet needs to be as large as possible. This will allow it to build pressure and feed 100% of the cold air to the engine, not allowing the engine to suck in hot air, or the cold air to blow everywhere else.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Strongsville Ohio
so if i have a tube directly from the license plate threw right the the middle intake tube on the claw, ur saying that would be the best? thats what i wanna do, but i dont know if i can get anything in the to cut a ehole that big, plus there wont be a filter on the tube, scared something might get in the tube
Team Owner
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
so if i have a tube directly from the license plate threw right the the middle intake tube on the claw, ur saying that would be the best? thats what i wanna do, but i dont know if i can get anything in the to cut a ehole that big, plus there wont be a filter on the tube, scared something might get in the tube
No. I'm saying look at the early SLP cold air kit or the A/O Engineering kit from Zip. They put the inlet directly in the flow stream, and the filter is in a sealed box. This is the type of design you want.
Not sucking air off the radiator, not sucking air from the engine compartment, and not forcing more air under the hood than necessary to cool the radiator.