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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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Ken RULES!!!! All my painted parts under my hood are by Vetteshop. I got the 10 piece kit and had the air cobra substituted for the headlight surrounds. I also got the Z06 style screens from him as well. Again, Ken RULES!!!!
You can see pictures of my engine bay here: http://www.motortopia.com/garage/cars/QuikZilver
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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I've ordered MANY things from Ken. His prices, service AND quality can't be beat!!
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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Holy smokes looks great! all you need now is a clean high flow air intake to compliment the package!

Thanks,matt
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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Sweet looking package
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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Excellent - sure looks good under the hood.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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Love it...just got the same kit in today in Electron Blue. Love coming home to a bunch of boxes on the doorstep!! Still have the coolant bottles to do. Any helpful tips on swapping those?


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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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Very nice touch.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by rpm462
Love it...just got the same kit in today in Electron Blue. Love coming home to a bunch of boxes on the doorstep!! Still have the coolant bottles to do. Any helpful tips on swapping those?


Looks great that is the color I need EB the best.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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Looks great Mike,thanks for the pics,
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:23 AM
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As far as the tanks are concerned, you must drain the radiator to swap the coolant tank. The washer tank is easy. Disconnect the electrical connection and remove the nuts. Turn the tank on it's side and disconnect the rubber hose. You shound be able to remove the tank wihout spilling the fluid.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mikeL82
This is my first attempt to post a picture. I just wanted to share the excelent work by Ken at the VETTESHOP. I'm extremely happy. Hope you can see the picture.




Very Nice!!
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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All, I just checked out Ken's (Vetteshop web site) great photos. I'll be sending you some work as soon as I finish other efforts.

Go Air Force!
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeL82
As far as the tanks are concerned, you must drain the radiator to swap the coolant tank. The washer tank is easy. Disconnect the electrical connection and remove the nuts. Turn the tank on it's side and disconnect the rubber hose. You shound be able to remove the tank wihout spilling the fluid.
I was afraid of that ...was hoping there was a way around it
without draining the radiator...thanks.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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Good stuff! Looks great.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rpm462
I was afraid of that ...was hoping there was a way around it
without draining the radiator...thanks.
I didn't drain the radiator to swap my tank. I used a siphon to pull the coolant out of the tank, unbolted the old one, removed the hose, reversed the procedure, topped it off with new fluid in the new tank. Takes as long to do the radiator tank as the washer fluid.
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Ordered the radiator and coolant/water tanks. This should finish my engine blinging.


Also waiting for my blackout light kit and rear facia mods from Enhancements. Dammmm, I'm spending tooo much for no additional power. Oh well, somebody's gota do it to keep everyone employed

Will post Pics soonest.

Go Air Force1
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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Beautiful -- just the right amount pizzaz (old-speak for bling)! Congrats!
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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MikeL82, that is beautiful. Now paint the C5 emblem on the air bridge.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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Looks really good.
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