clever, cheap, modifications.
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Hiding in you blind spot
please explain why this is "way better" maybe it's just the engineer in me but i see no real advantage to this method, and yes i understand that air is being drawn up between the shroud and radiator but mind you that the radiator RADIATES heat so it would be WARM air coming in as opposed to facing the other way....
Any more ideas? anyone do something nifty to the inside of their cars? I've seen the steering wheel logo painted that looks cool! C6Z shifter is a nice touch too for M6 cars.
Any more ideas? anyone do something nifty to the inside of their cars? I've seen the steering wheel logo painted that looks cool! C6Z shifter is a nice touch too for M6 cars.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,195
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From: ATL
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
My latest - $1.00 GPS Mount ~ Click Here.
It's a test fit in the pictures. This prototype is a bit "flimsy".
A stronger piece of plastic will work better, or a piece of sheet metal.
It's a test fit in the pictures. This prototype is a bit "flimsy".
A stronger piece of plastic will work better, or a piece of sheet metal.
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,718
Likes: 13
From: Katy TX
St. Jude Donor '12
Custom painted exhaust plate.
Thread here.
Here's a pic.
Also, on the underhood painting - I did my parts a couple years ago and they are still holding up. I used a flex coat first (Called Bulldog - bond/flex/tie coat), then primed, then painted with exterior auto paint, then cleared. My parts are holding up great - including the radiator tank. I painted the entire thing and it's still not bubbling/cracking.
chris
Thread here.
Here's a pic.
Also, on the underhood painting - I did my parts a couple years ago and they are still holding up. I used a flex coat first (Called Bulldog - bond/flex/tie coat), then primed, then painted with exterior auto paint, then cleared. My parts are holding up great - including the radiator tank. I painted the entire thing and it's still not bubbling/cracking.
chris
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 6,937
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From: Waldorf MD
hood seal keeps engine much cleaner.
2002 or later ZO6 air filter top let's engine breath better (especially 1997-2000 years).
50 watt bulbs in fog lights and re-aim them.
House fiberglass insulation in garbage bags and stuffed into rear 3 wells kills a lot of sound.
Home Depot front hood seal keeps engine much cleaner
2002 or later ZO6 air filter top let's engine breath better (especially 1997-2000 years).
50 watt bulbs in fog lights and re-aim them.
House fiberglass insulation in garbage bags and stuffed into rear 3 wells kills a lot of sound.
Home Depot front hood seal keeps engine much cleaner
Last edited by Oldvetter; Jan 24, 2009 at 09:08 AM.
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Joined: May 2006
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Semi flush (same depth as the third brake light) mounted tail lights, sealed and screws capped;
Painted calipers, rotor hats and inner weel drums;
Painted hoodliner and FRC stripes;
Painted seat embrodery;
Painted cowl, wiper arms and DIY battery cover;
Painted the raised letters and dots on the ignition trim ring, looks better but I stll hate the cheap POS;
Made Gill LEd light bars and got em to work with my turn signals;
Painted calipers, rotor hats and inner weel drums;
Painted hoodliner and FRC stripes;
Painted seat embrodery;
Painted cowl, wiper arms and DIY battery cover;
Painted the raised letters and dots on the ignition trim ring, looks better but I stll hate the cheap POS;
Made Gill LEd light bars and got em to work with my turn signals;
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Newport, RI
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,618
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From: Overland Park KS
Some said this wouldn't last but just over 3k miles and several car washes they still look like the day I painted them. Little tricky placing the decal on and then painting Semi Flat Black and then pulling off the decals. Trace the decals with razor blade before pulling off decals. Some said I should have painted the inside but that is impossible because the inside is diamond cut.
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Larkspur Colorado
"Homelink garage door opener installed in the visor for $2 in parts and about 2 hours of work. To buy one costs over $150."
Banditdude - where did you get the parts? I would love to do this. I love the Homelink in my other cars...............DO TELL............
Banditdude - where did you get the parts? I would love to do this. I love the Homelink in my other cars...............DO TELL............
