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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 12:45 AM
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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Man that looks good! I need to do that some day.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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Looks great, this is on my winter to do list
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:17 AM
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Looking good!
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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Problem with that Bling stuff is, it's 'dang near' (Texan speak for almost) as expensive as long tube headers....Don't get me wrong, I like it....but several of those bigger pieces and covers are expensive for a piece of shiny metal. Talk about a Corvette Tax!

Engine bay looks great tho!

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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:28 AM
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I cring every time I think about the cost! But what the hell. Ya can't take it with ya! And me, I'm more into the "appearance" mods than the "go fast" stuff.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:33 AM
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Looks good.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 02:05 AM
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 02:09 AM
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Shiney!!!!!
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 02:28 AM
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Looks real good. It was pretty clean from the start to.



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Looks tackey... like the majority of C5 owners' engine bay mods.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 02:42 AM
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Looks nice!
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 05:57 AM
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Very nice look
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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Congrats on a great looking engine bay!!
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Very nice job...
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