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03-06-2013, 03:45 PM
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '10, '15-'16
Got Corbeau A4s in leather and wanted them to look like OEM Z seats, so had a vinyl sticker cutter kiosk at the mall make these for a couple bucks.
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ArmchairArchitect (06-19-2017)
03-24-2013, 03:40 PM
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St. Jude Donor '10
Low cost alternator cover. $6 piece of carbon fiber vinyl off of Ebay. Cover fabbed from a piece of sheet metal out of the shop.
Start....big, ugly alternator
Made a template from poster board
Template made
Scrap piece of sheet metal
Cut the metal out with a jig and a NEW blade
Taped lines for a cleaner cut
Cover cut out
Bent to shape and test fit
Final mod....cover after I covered it with the carbon fiber vinyl wrap
Start....big, ugly alternator
Made a template from poster board
Template made
Scrap piece of sheet metal
Cut the metal out with a jig and a NEW blade
Taped lines for a cleaner cut
Cover cut out
Bent to shape and test fit
Final mod....cover after I covered it with the carbon fiber vinyl wrap
03-25-2013, 03:24 PM
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Pro
03-25-2013, 03:43 PM
#771
Pro
Never been able to figure out why this cut out was on the inside of the hood, but I made this to give it a bit of a finished look. It's made from black acrylic, I cut a paper templet then cut the acrylic with a band saw. The hood is convex so I had to heat up the acrylic a little with a heat gun and mold it over my leg to shape that fit. Best part is I made several and put different decal/emblems on them. Attached with 3m Velcro strips and they can be switched out depending on what show I'm going to.
03-25-2013, 05:29 PM
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St. Jude Donor '10
Yet another cheap and easy mod using sheet metal and carbon vinyl wrap. I have been looking for a plenum cover for some time, but I am not a bling bling, chrome kinda guy. So I made this today, the cover is secured down with an L bracket bolted on the bolt on the top of the throttle body, it is pretty dang secure. It isn't going anywhere.
Cut Template out of poster board
Cut Template out of poster board
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ArmchairArchitect (06-19-2017)
03-25-2013, 06:29 PM
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Burning Brakes
How does the CF vinyl hold up to the engine heat?
03-25-2013, 07:26 PM
#775
Le Mans Master
The vinyl should be ok as long as direct heat isn't on it. I had to hold my heat gun on it for about 6 seconds an inch away to discolor it. My concern would be the adhesive giving and unwrapping. Superglue is necessary on all the edges to keep them secure
03-25-2013, 08:22 PM
#776
Burning Brakes
Low cost alternator cover. $6 piece of carbon fiber vinyl off of Ebay. Cover fabbed from a piece of sheet metal out of the shop.
Start....big, ugly alternator
Made a template from poster board
Template made
Scrap piece of sheet metal
Cut the metal out with a jig and a NEW blade
Taped lines for a cleaner cut
Cover cut out
Bent to shape and test fit
Final mod....cover after I covered it with the carbon fiber vinyl wrap
Start....big, ugly alternator
Made a template from poster board
Template made
Scrap piece of sheet metal
Cut the metal out with a jig and a NEW blade
Taped lines for a cleaner cut
Cover cut out
Bent to shape and test fit
Final mod....cover after I covered it with the carbon fiber vinyl wrap
03-25-2013, 09:15 PM
#777
Instructor
OK, so I just sat here for the last 2 hours reading through this and I have decided that I found my new forum. Let me explain... I just sold my 69 C-10 and bought a 98 Vette. I have been super active on the C-10 forum, but now I need a Vette Forum and this looks like one of the best ones. I will post pics of my new vette in a few minutes somewhere more appropriate in the forums, but love the write ups in here. I will be doing the plasti-dip on the rear and maybe the front very soon, as well as blacking out all of my lights... I will post when it is done...
03-25-2013, 09:24 PM
#778
Instructor
OK, so I just sat here for the last 2 hours reading through this and I have decided that I found my new forum. Let me explain... I just sold my 69 C-10 and bought a 98 Vette. I have been super active on the C-10 forum, but now I need a Vette Forum and this looks like one of the best ones. I will post pics of my new vette in a few minutes somewhere more appropriate in the forums, but love the write ups in here. I will be doing the plasti-dip on the rear and maybe the front very soon, as well as blacking out all of my lights... I will post when it is done...
Jimmy
03-25-2013, 10:13 PM
#779
Instructor
I did the same thing. When I purchased my Vette the guy gave me a cover and it had tire wet on it. Great post.
03-26-2013, 08:30 AM
#780
Melting Slicks
OK, so I just sat here for the last 2 hours reading through this and I have decided that I found my new forum. Let me explain... I just sold my 69 C-10 and bought a 98 Vette. I have been super active on the C-10 forum, but now I need a Vette Forum and this looks like one of the best ones. I will post pics of my new vette in a few minutes somewhere more appropriate in the forums, but love the write ups in here. I will be doing the plasti-dip on the rear and maybe the front very soon, as well as blacking out all of my lights... I will post when it is done...
